Shipwrecks Database — Compiled by Julia Strauss (v2.1, 2017). Catalogue of ancient
shipwrecks from across the Mediterranean and beyond, with cargo identification, depth data, and date
ranges. Linked to a separate Amphorae table recording vessel type and quantities per wreck.
Coverage spans c. 200 BC – AD 600, with the majority concentrated in the central Mediterranean.
Date Distribution (by century)
Sea Area
Cargo Type Presence
Wreck Records
Cities Database — Compiled by Jack Hanson (2016). Systematic catalogue of cities
and urban settlements in the ancient Mediterranean world, drawing on the Barrington Atlas of the
Greek and Roman World. Each entry records ancient and modern toponyms, provincial assignment,
chronological extent, urban area (hectares where known), and monument count.
City size is ranked on the Barrington Atlas scale (1 = major regional centre; 5 = minor settlement).
Cities by Province (top 20)
City Rank Distribution (Barrington Atlas)
City Start Dates by Century
Urban Area Distribution (ha)
City Records
Mines Database — Compiled by Hannah Friedman & Andrew Wilson (v3.0, 2025).
Catalogue of Roman-period metal mining sites across the empire, recording metals extracted
(gold, silver, lead, copper, tin, iron, mercury/cinnabar, zinc), mining techniques
(opencast, underground, hydraulic, hushing, ruina montium, etc.), and date ranges.
Coordinate accuracy is recorded; some sites are approximate (to nearest 1,000 m).
Metal Types Mined
Mines by Country (top 15)
Mining Techniques
Mine Records
Karanis Tax Rolls — Papyrological records from Roman Egypt (Michigan Papyri, P.Mich.).
Karanis was a Greco-Egyptian village in the Fayyum. These records document individual tax transactions,
preserving names, tax categories, amounts and dates from the Roman period.
Tax Category (top 15)
Transactions by Regnal Year
Seasonal Pattern (month of transaction)
Currency
Tax Roll Transactions
Water Technology Database — Compiled by Andrew Wilson & Myrto Malouta.
Records of water-lifting and irrigation devices attested in Greek papyri and ostraka from Roman Egypt,
c. 300 BC – AD 716. Each row represents one mention of a device or device component in a document.
Device Type Distribution
Attestations over Time (by century)
Geographic Distribution (Nome)
Most Frequent Greek Terms (top 15)
Water Technology Records
Stone Quarries Database — Compiled by Ben Russell (2013).
Gazetteer of Roman stone quarrying sites across the empire, based on
The Economics of Romanization in the Western Provinces. Each entry records
the stone type, distribution pattern (local, regional or inter-regional export), and
bibliographic references. Marble, limestone, granite, sandstone and other lithologies are
distinguished. Distribution patterns illuminate Roman trade in building and decorative stone.