Our battle maps
The battle maps in our articles (Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Gaugamela, Cannae, Zama and Actium) are original reconstructions by Echoes of Battle. The terrain render, layout and lettering are our own work. The ground is rebuilt from modern elevation data and from historical maps and ancient sources, so the positions of rivers, coasts and places are approximate.
Mapy bitew w naszych artykułach (Maraton, Termopile, Salamina, Gaugamela, Kanny, Zama i Akcjum) to autorskie rekonstrukcje Echoes of Battle. Teren, układ i napisy to nasza praca. Ukształtowanie terenu odtwarzamy na podstawie współczesnych danych wysokościowych, dawnych map i źródeł antycznych, więc położenie rzek, wybrzeży i miejscowości jest przybliżone.
Elevation: Copernicus DEM GLO-30
Used on all seven maps.
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.
Accessed through the AWS Open Data registry (registry.opendata.aws/copernicus-dem).
Bathymetry: EMODnet
Used on Salamis and Actium. EMODnet Bathymetry Consortium, EMODnet Digital Bathymetry (DTM), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: resampled and rendered as shaded sea depth.
Rivers and roads: OpenStreetMap
Used on Cannae, Zama and Gaugamela. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL).
Historical base maps (public domain)
- Marathon: Ernst Curtius and Johann August Kaupert, Karten von Attika, section Marathon.
- Gaugamela: Johannes Kromayer and Georg Veith, Schlachten-Atlas zur antiken Kriegsgeschichte (land cover partly after their plate).
Fonts
Cinzel and Crimson Pro (SIL Open Font License), JetBrains Mono (SIL Open Font License).