Map of the Roman Empire Analysis

Primary Source Assignment: Drawing Conclusions from Maps Primary sources are those sources that give first-hand accounts of people or events in history. They include diaries, documents, photographs, newspaper articles, interviews…and sometimes maps. Maps are only considered a primary source “sometimes” though. If a person involved in the story creates the map—for example, an explorer draws the map as he or she explores—it is considered a primary source without debate. But if a map is compiled using information from secondary sources—even if it is identical to the map drawn by the original explorer—historians will argue as to its “primary” status. For this assignment, you will be using maps to recreate the history of the Roman Empire’s expansion and to tell a story. As you work, you will consider whether or not a map truly is a primary source. Follow the instructions below. 1. Look at the below maps—be sure to pay attention to the date of the map and the person attached to the expansion depicted in the map. Roman Empire c.40 BCE under Julius Caesar Roman Empire under Emperor Caesar Augustus Yellow represents the Roman territory in 31 BCE, Green represents the territory conquered during Caesar Augustus’s reign and pink areas were “client states” of Rome at the time. (27 BCE-14 CE) The Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan in 117 CE Road Map of the Roman Empire under Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE) Map of the Roman Empire under the Tetrarchy (late 3rd Century CE) ...

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