A new digital map of the road network that once connected the Roman Empire has been created, revealing a staggeringly vast ...

It turns out that not all roads lead to Rome, after all – at least, not in a literal sense. A new map of the empire's ancient ...

Researchers have created a new road map of the Roman world that could help historians study how religion, migration, trade, and even pandemics spread across the Roman Empire 2000 years ago.

"On classroom walls from Lagos to London", the standard map of the world depicts an "inflated Britain at the centre" and a dramatically "shrunken Africa", said The Times. But this could soon change.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the ...

A new theory says personal change is like geographical exploration. Just as maps expand when new lands are discovered, our ...

Why is the pope getting flatmates? Can a map change the way we see the world? And why are seagull 'muggings' on the rise? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really ...