Moving from 753 BC to 1479 AD, the map animation shows Rome’s territorial boundaries changing as the Roman Kingdom morphs into the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire. The video covers 2,000 years of history, in just ten minutes.
Today, we’re highlighting a more ambitious project, an attempt to visually document the rise and fall of the Romans. In years past, we’ve featured his “map animations” of the U.S. The Youtuber “EmperorTigerstar” specializes in documenting the unfolding of world historical events by stitching together hundreds of maps into timelapse films.
