Polis Inventory App

Exploring the Archaic and Classical Poleis

Dec 29, 2021

Electrum Magazine & Polis-Inventory

Great news, "Electrum Magazine - Why The Past Matters [http://electrummagazine.com]" has published an article describing the Polis-Inventory app! Freely available to the public, Electrum Magazine aims to trace discernible historical patterns from ancient to modern cultures and to this end publishes articles

Electrum Magazine & Polis-Inventory
Aug 6, 2023

Cyclades Island Updates

Cyclades Island Updates

This summer 2023 included a trip the Cyclades islands of Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos and Melos. Between wonderful vistas, swims and meals, visits included the local archeological ruins and museums. The physical remains are

Jan 18, 2022

Updated Polis Location Data

Updated Polis Location Data

> What's in a location? A lot, as it turns out! Summary A review of the spatial distribution of poleis, region-by-region, illuminated outliers from their assigned region that warrented closer inspection. In addition, a

Dec 29, 2021

Electrum Magazine & Polis-Inventory

Electrum Magazine & Polis-Inventory

Great news, "Electrum Magazine - Why The Past Matters [http://electrummagazine.com]" has published an article describing the Polis-Inventory app! Freely available to the public, Electrum Magazine aims to trace discernible historical patterns

Nov 17, 2021

Filter By Region

Filter By Region

We are pleased to report Polis Inventory Version 1.6 was just released. Enhancements include: * Filter Poleis by Region: The Inventory assigns all 1035 to one of 46 regions, including one small group

Sep 4, 2020

Why this Polis-Inventory app?

Why this Polis-Inventory app?

Upon first discovery of An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis [https://www.amazon.com/Inventory-Archaic-Classical-Poleis-ebook/dp/B005NDX4NE/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=polis+inventory&qid=1599238317&sr=8-1] by Hansen

Aug 30, 2020

The Lost Poleis ...

The Lost Poleis ...

An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis [https://www.amazon.com/Inventory-Archaic-Classical-Poleis-ebook/dp/B005NDX4NE/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=polis+inventory&qid=1599238317&sr=8-1] catalogs 1035 poleis. What may come

Aug 14, 2020

The Polis Inventory App

The Polis Inventory App

The Polis-Inventory app maps the 1035 poleis superimposed upon modern digital satellite images. A user may explore the map spatially by panning and zooming. Selecting a specific polis presents a summary of the

Aug 14, 2020

The Digital Data

The Digital Data

The data for the 1035 poleis mapped in the Polis Inventory app comes directly from the website polis.stanford.edu [http://polis.stanford.edu], managed by the Stanford University Classics Department. After the

Aug 14, 2020

About The Inventory

About The Inventory

The Inventory, as I refer to it, is the inspiration for the Polis Inventory app. Titled as "An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis", by M.H Hansen and T. Nielsen, it is