This research project based at Stanford University "traces the evolution of militant organizations and the interactions that develop between them over time." The project was funded by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense Minerva Initiative, and was completed under the direction of Dr. Martha Crenshaw. The purpose of the project is "to identify patterns in the evolution of...

Born in 1701, Giambattista Nolli was an architect who was enamored of Rome in a way that few people have ever experienced. He spent thousands of hours creating his La Pianta Grande di Roma ("the great plan of Rome"), which became his remarkable 1748 map of the Eternal City. The actual map consists of twelve engraved copper plates that measure six feet high and seven feet wide when combined. Nolli...