The Iliad: Catalogue of Ships

How to read this map
A circle represents an Achaean contingent; its size reflects the number of ships. A diamond represents Trojans or their allies, for whom Homer gives no numbers. Each point marks a reference centre for the region, not the precise border of an ancient state.

29Achaean
contingents

1186ships in the
catalogue

16Trojan
contingents

labels catalogue order

select a contingent

Scope and sources

This is an educational map: it does not attempt to reconstruct political borders, and disputed locations are marked in red. Spellings vary across English translations and modern editions.

Text: Hom. Il. II.494–759 and II.816–877 — Scaife / Perseus.

Geography: R. Hope Simpson, The Catalogue of the Ships in the Iliad; Pleiades Gazetteer.

Digital reference: University of Virginia, Mapping the Catalogue of Ships. The coastline was generated locally from GSHHS/Basemap data.

Mouse wheel — zoom · drag — pan · the list follows Homer’s order

Achaeans; size = ships

Trojans and allies

order in the text

established · approximate · disputed