# Where the Romans Fought

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Where the Romans Fought and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free open-source map of Roman battle sites, praised for clarity and working on phones and desktop. Critics say the site feels AI-built and sloppy, with confusing navigation.

## Why people recommend it

- Works well on phones (2 comments): "it renders beautifully on iOS Safari for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50242196)) "Very user-friendly on android chrome" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50238169))
- Clear, user-friendly interface (2 comments): "It's a lot clearer than a lot of reporting dashboards" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50242151)) "Very user-friendly on android chrome" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50238169))
- Map itself is good (2 comments): "The map is good but you need to spend some time getting rid of all the crap that claude added around it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50238461)) "The map is OK, but literally everything else is nonsensical to me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50238184))

## What people warn about

- Built with AI, feels sloppy (3 comments): "The map is good but you need to spend some time getting rid of all the crap that claude added around it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50238461)) "Shitty ai website with impossible navigation, on iOS mobile at least." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236779)) "it's pretty obviously slopped together" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50242297))
- Confusing navigation outside the map (2 comments): "Shitty ai website with impossible navigation, on iOS mobile at least." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236779)) "The map is OK, but literally everything else is nonsensical to me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50238184))

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- [Oldinsurancemaps.net](https://hackerapproved.com/p/oldinsurancemaps-net.md): 10 recommend
- [Itiner-e](https://hackerapproved.com/p/itiner-e.md): 9 recommend
- [War Atlas](https://hackerapproved.com/p/war-atlas.md): 9 recommend
- [Landnotes](https://hackerapproved.com/p/landnotes.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Where the Romans Fought", https://hackerapproved.com/p/where-the-romans-fought-interactive-map/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).