There was no internet in the Roman Empire, there were letters: someone has built a map with more than 7,000 missives

A developer launched Roman Letters, a public archive of 7,049 Roman-era letters from 100 to 800 CE.

The site includes maps, network graphs, translations, and scholarly context to trace communication across the empire.

It makes a large Latin epistolary corpus searchable and visual for researchers, students, and history fans.

The project helps illuminate Roman social networks, communication patterns, and the broader decline of the late empire.