Atlas of Malta

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Malta

Malta Malti Malta - Repubblika ta' Malta Ir-Repubblika ta' Malta hija nazzjon ta' gżejjer żgħar fl-Ewropa t'Isfel. Minħabba l-pożizzjoni ġeo-strateġika tal-pajjiż f'nofs il-Baħar Mediterran, Malta sa minn dejjem sfat maħkuma minn diversi qawwiet kbar tul is-sekli u kienet l-għira ta' ħakkiema oħrajn għaliex kienet ikkunsidrata l-bieb għall-Ewropa Ċentrali. Dan wassal għal diversi attakki, kemm mis-sibbien li kienu jagħmlu ħerba miż-żoni tat-Tramuntana li ma kinux difiżi u kemm minn qawwiet oħrajn li ġġieldu sabiex jiksbuha. Italiano Malta - Repubblica di Malta Malta, ufficialmente Repubblica di Malta è uno stato insulare dell'Europa meridionale, membro dell'Unione Europea. Il territorio della Repubblica di Malta è situato nel Mediterraneo, nel canale di Malta, tra la Sicilia e la Libia, e compreso nella regione fisica italiana, è composto da un arcipelago di 316 km² che comprende, oltre all'isola di Malta, l'isola con estensione territoriale maggiore, le isole di Gozo, Comino, Cominotto e Filfola. English Malta - Republic of Malta The Republic of Malta is a small and densely populated island nation consisting of an archipelago of seven islands in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Malta lies directly south of ► Sicily, east of ► Tunisia and north of ► Libya. The country's official languages are Maltese and English. Roman Catholicism is the most practised religion. The islands constituting the Maltese nation have been ruled by various powers and fought over for centuries. Short name  Malta Official  name Republic of Malta Status Independent country since 1964, member of the ► European Union since 2004 Location South Europe Capital Valletta Population 404,039 inhabitants Area 316 km² Major  languages Maltese, English (both official) Major  religions Roman Catholicism More information Malta, Geography of Malta, History of Malta and Politics of Malta More  images Malta - Malta (Category).

General maps

Map of Malta

Map of Malta

Local councils of Malta

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Malta, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Malta.

Roman Republic 510-27 BCE

The extent of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire;    133 BC    44 BC (late Republic, after conquests by republican generals)    AD 14 (death of Augustus)    117 (maximum extension)

Territorial development of the Roman Empire 264 BC-192

Roman Republic 100 BCE

Map of the Roman Empire in 50

Roman Empire 27 BCE-476 (Situation in 117)

Camps of the Roman Legions in 80

Map of the Roman Empire in 116

Roman Empire in 117

Roman Empire divided 395, showing the dioceses and praetorian prefectures of Gaul, Italy, Illyricum and Oriens (east), roughly analogous to the four Tetrarch zones of influence after Diocletian's reforms.

Roman Empire in 395

Western Roman Empire 395

Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500

The division of the Empire after the death of Theodosius I, ca.395 AD superimposed on modern borders.    Western Roman Empire    Eastern Roman Empire

Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500

Division of the Roman Empire in 406

Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire, c.476

Eastern Roman Empire

Estern Roman Empire around 550

Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantine Empire around 550

Byzantine Empire 550

The Byzantine Empire at the accession of Leo III, c. 717

Malta as part of the Byzantine Empire at the accession of Basil I, c. 867

Arab rule

Aragonese Empire

Fortifications of Malta under the rule of the Knights

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Notes and references

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