Map: The Reconquest of Rome
The reconquest of the Western Empire failed less than ten years after Rome’s recapture
Map: The World’s Biggest Exporters
Relative to the size of its economy, US exports lag most other developed economies
Map: The History of Coins & Currency – 1500 to 2019 AD
The Rise of the Dollar
Map: The Global Easing Cycle Has Started
The great race to the bottom
Maps: The World’s Infrastructure
The world’s major railroads, roads, ports, airports, and cities
Map: The History of Coins & Currency Until 1500 AD
How the predominant currencies of the world’s great civilizations evolved until 1500 AD
Map: Every Other Day of the American Revolution
From the Battle of Lexington to the surrender of the British forces at Yorktown and the signing of the Treaty of Paris
Map: The Largest Empires in History
The territorial extent of largest largest 100 empires in history from the Akkadian Empire to the British Empire
Map: The Human Population for the Last 2000 Years
How the human population has grown, and at times shrunk, over the last two thousand years
In Brief: Which Countries Produce the Most Fossil Fuels
The United States is the largest producer of fossil fuels in the world, producing roughly 20% of the world’s fossil fuels