About this website
Prometheus is a 3D interactive world map and history atlas. You choose a year, move across the globe, inspect historical territories, and follow sourced stories about what those places were and who occupied them. The atlas draws recorded political territories from Seshat’s Cliopatria, covering 3400 BCE to 2024 CE — about 5,400 years of recorded political history. Event stories come from museum, university, library and archive sources, each with a date and citation. Reading is open to everyone without an account. An optional account keeps saved stories, progress and community activity.
Key features
- Choose a year and explore historical borders on a globe or flat map
- Inspect territories and read sourced stories about places and events
- Compare two dates on the map
- Follow guided Odysseys and share a map view or story
Who is this website for?
People interested in history, geography, civilizations, and how political borders changed over time.
What can visitors do here?
Choose a year, inspect a place on the globe or flat map, and read dated, cited stories from museum, university, library and archive sources.
What makes it different?
It pairs a year-selectable globe and flat map of historical territories with curated, dated stories and citations from museum, university, library and archive sources.
