Itiner-e
Shares rank 14 of 26 interactive maps by recommenders
People recommend it for comparing ancient Roman roads with modern maps and exploring the road network. Critics note it lacks navigation features and has some inaccuracies.
People recommend it for comparing ancient Roman roads with modern maps and exploring the road network. Critics note it lacks navigation features and has some inaccuracies.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 82%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Compares ancient and modern travel hubs
“So much fun putting this map next to a modern one and looking at where I'm from in Croatia.”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Itiner-e: the Google Maps of Roman Roads” “It's interesting to see the major travel hubs and how they can differ from modern ones”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Itiner-e: the Google Maps of Roman Roads” Shows the Roman road network
“Impressive dataset—very valuable for exploring Roman road networks.”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire” “which shows ancient Roman roads”
Comment from 19 Feb 2026 in “Roads to Rome (2015)” Interesting to explore
“So much fun putting this map next to a modern one and looking at where I'm from in Croatia.”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Itiner-e: the Google Maps of Roman Roads” “Interesting, but it'd be even better if it was the OpenStreenMap of Roman Roads”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Itiner-e: the Google Maps of Roman Roads”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Inaccuracies in some routes
“The route for the Via Cassia is at odds with all the literature on the subject.”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Itiner-e: the Google Maps of Roman Roads” “there are so many inaccuracies, at least in the parts I know of”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Itiner-e: the Google Maps of Roman Roads”
Other interactive maps people recommend
The four most recommended other interactive maps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| isometric.nyc | 52 | 8 | 87% | 3 | — | — |
| Map of Metal | 34 | 4 | 89% | 2 | — | — |
| CheapFoodMap | 29 | 8 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Isopolis | 27 | 7 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| Itiner-eThis page | 9 | 2 | 82% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“which shows ancient Roman roads”
“Impressive dataset—very valuable for exploring Roman road networks.”
“This is a great thing to put next to e.g. voting maps, language, religion, etc”
“It's interesting to see the major travel hubs and how they can differ from modern ones”
“Interesting, but it'd be even better if it was the OpenStreenMap of Roman Roads”
“The route for the Via Cassia is at odds with all the literature on the subject.”
“there are so many inaccuracies, at least in the parts I know of”
“neglected to include the legally required attribution”
“it doesn't have features that particularly resemble Google Maps, particularly navigation”
“Nice map, though it uses the current river and land layout.”
“So much fun putting this map next to a modern one and looking at where I'm from in Croatia.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.