Where the Romans Fought
Shares rank 10 of 26 interactive maps by recommenders
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.
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.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 92%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not 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: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 11 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 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
Works well on phones
“it renders beautifully on iOS Safari for me”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Where the Romans Fought (interactive map)” “Very user-friendly on android chrome”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Where the Romans Fought (interactive map)” Clear, user-friendly interface
“It's a lot clearer than a lot of reporting dashboards”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Where the Romans Fought (interactive map)” “Very user-friendly on android chrome”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Where the Romans Fought (interactive map)” Map itself is good
“The map is good but you need to spend some time getting rid of all the crap that claude added around it.”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Where the Romans Fought (interactive map)” “The map is OK, but literally everything else is nonsensical to me.”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Where the Romans Fought (interactive map)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Built with AI, feels sloppy
“The map is good but you need to spend some time getting rid of all the crap that claude added around it.”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Where the Romans Fought (interactive map)” “Shitty ai website with impossible navigation, on iOS mobile at least.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Where the Romans Fought (interactive map)” “it's pretty obviously slopped together”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Where the Romans Fought (interactive map)” Confusing navigation outside the map
“Shitty ai website with impossible navigation, on iOS mobile at least.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Where the Romans Fought (interactive map)” “The map is OK, but literally everything else is nonsensical to me.”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Where the Romans Fought (interactive map)”
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 | — | — |
| Where the Romans FoughtThis page | 11 | 1 | 92% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it is opensource, it's a nice proof of concept that can be built on”
“it's pretty obviously slopped together”
“it renders beautifully on iOS Safari for me”
“It's a lot clearer than a lot of reporting dashboards”
“The map is good but you need to spend some time getting rid of all the crap that claude added around it.”
“Working great on desktop, and seems accurate for major battles at least.”
“The map is OK, but literally everything else is nonsensical to me.”
“Very user-friendly on android chrome”
“Before AI this information might not be even this accessible.”
“Shitty ai website with impossible navigation, on iOS mobile at least.”
“the site is carelessly built AI-slop but because no such battle ever happened”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.