Historical Countries

Build your knowledge of Rome in under a day with Wolfram|Alpha’s data on historical countries. Explore history from the dawn of civilization in the Fertile Crescent through powerful intercontinental empires all the way to modern breakaway states, accessing details about important dates and locations.

Historical Countries

Journey through the past with maps and data on historical locations.

Get information about a historical country, kingdom or culture:

Learn when a country was formed and how long it endured:

Compare multiple historical countries:

Learn how to refer to a country's inhabitants:

Historical Maps

Map the rise and fall of nations with location-based data:

Find out which current countries are located where a historical country existed:

Access time-specific boundary maps: