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Glottolog
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ORBIS

Glottolog: Catalogue of the world's languages and families, with maps. ORBIS: Stanford's geospatial model of travel across the Roman Empire.

GlottologORBIS
CategoryHistory & Culture MapsHistory & Culture Maps
CoverageWorldwideRoman Empire
UpdatesPeriodicallyStatic archive
Data sourceLinguistic researchHistorical research
Made byMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyStanford University
PriceFreeFree
AccountNo account neededNo account needed
On phonesBest on a computerBest on a computer
Map viewFlat mapFlat map
Visits from ColorfulMaps00
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What you can do with Glottolog

  • Map of the world's languages
  • Language family trees
  • References for each language

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What you can do with ORBIS

  • Travel time and cost between Roman cities
  • Season and transport options
  • Network maps

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