Are historians able to create an accurate map of Pagan Roman Italy at any time before 300 AD which would include most of its cities, towns and hamlets, or is re-creating a map to this level of detail no longer possible due to loss of knowledge?

by New_Pakistani

This is something I've always wondered because all maps of Roman Italy I've ever seen seem to be incredibly basic - just listing the main cities when lots of minor places like Falerii Novi would have existed (surely)...

So, before 300 AD when Rome was still pagan, would historians be able to accurately recreate the map of Roman Italy including MOST of its towns and cities that would have existed at the time?

Does any map to this level of detail exist anywhere or is this something no longer possible due to lost knowledge?

And if they can't, does this imply that lots of lesser Roman towns or hamlets may lie unburied and undiscovered under the ground?

telekineticm

Here is an interactive map of the Roman Empire ca. 200 C.E. made by a Stanford professor with the help of an IT guy. I don't know if it meets the level of detail you're looking for, but it's fairly comprehensive! Plus, it lets you see how long it would take to get from one place to another depending on mode of transport and time of year, so it is pretty neat.