ToposText vs Polis Inventory

A project of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation A new way of experiencing Europe’s most ancient literary culture, implanted in its unforgettable landscape. ToposText is a new interface that links readers and travelers to Europe’s most ancient literary culture and to the Greek landscape that inspired it. TT presents 5000 places relevant to the ancient Greek world -- ancient cities and shrines, medieval castles and towers, modern museums and excavation sites -- primarily in Greece but including major places from Spain to the Caucasus. It links those places to the ancient authors who wrote about them in Greek or Latin. A large classical library married to an up-to-date gazetteer, freely available as a mobile application or this web site. Education / Reference Tool: - Accurate coordinates for thousands of Greek historical sites - Each site indexed to the ancient literary sources that mention it. - A huge, free, portable library of classical texts in English - Texts and places stored on-device – no internet access necessary. - Location-aware display of site information. - Recent archaeological information on many sites.

Explore the ancient Greek world through an interactive map of 1,035 poleis (city-states) from the Archaic and Classical periods (c. 650–325 BCE). Polis Inventory brings together geographic and historical information about ancient Greek settlements, allowing you to explore their locations, examine their characteristics, and discover patterns across the Greek world. Explore and Discover - View 1,035 ancient Greek poleis on an interactive map, with terrain and geographic context. - Search for individual poleis by name or explore them geographically. - Filter settlements using 20 geographic and historical parameters. - Examine detailed information about each polis, including its history, political organization, territory, and coinage. - Export the complete dataset in GeoJSON format for use in other mapping and research applications. Built on Scholarly Research Polis Inventory is based on *An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis* by M. H. Hansen and T. H. Nielsen (Oxford University Press, 2004), a pioneering publication of the Copenhagen Polis Centre, referred to here as the “HN Inventory.” The digital dataset comes primarily from polis.stanford.edu, maintained by Stanford University's Department of Classics. It reflects ongoing digitization and enhancement of the original work by the Stanford team and subsequent scholars. We continue to refine the dataset by improving geographic locations, correcting errors, and incorporating additional historical information. Definitions of the historical and geographic parameters are available within the app. Further details, documentation, and attribution can be found at odysseymaps.io, polis.stanford.edu, and in the HN Inventory itself. Free and Independent Polis Inventory is free to use. An optional Tip Jar supports ongoing development; tips are voluntary and do not unlock features. Privacy: No user data is tracked or stored by Polis Inventory. Independence: Polis Inventory is an independent companion to the HN Inventory and is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by Stanford University or Oxford University Press.