THE EMBER ATLAS
History's wildest journeys, mapped. Interactives and extras that go deeper than the videos can.
▶ Watch on YouTubeInteractive Maps
Real terrain, rebuilt in 3D from elevation data. Drag to orbit the mountains, pick a route, and watch each army make the crossing ridge by ridge.
Hannibal's troops and elephants crossing over the Alps
218 BC. 46,000 soldiers and 37 elephants. Pick a pass and watch the march.
Alexander The Great over the Hindu Kush
329 BC. ~40,000 soldiers over snowbound passes. Pick a route, watch the crossing.
Next Expedition
In production. A new map lands with every journey.