THE EMBER ATLAS
History's wildest journeys, mapped. Interactives and extras that go deeper than the videos can.
▶ Watch on YouTubeInteractive Maps
Real terrain, rebuilt in 3D from elevation data. Drag to orbit the mountains, pick a route and watch each army march — or walk a campaign landmark by landmark, city by fallen city.
Hannibal's troops and elephants crossing over the Alps
218 BC. 46,000 soldiers and 37 elephants. Pick a pass and watch the march.
Alexander The Great over the Hindu Kush
329 BC. ~40,000 soldiers over snowbound passes. Pick a route, watch the crossing.
Attila the Hun and the walls that held
AD 441–447. «More than a hundred cities» fell — one wall didn't. Walk the Balkan wars stop by stop.
The Odyssey — the long way home
Twelve ships, ~700 men, ten years. Sail the traditional route, stop by stop.
Next Expedition
In production. A new map lands with every journey.
Faces of the Atlas
The people behind the journeys — each life told start to finish, illustrated with the artefacts they left behind.
