I looked at the ancient greece map (which is the one I think you guys meant) and I don't think it too similar...this one covers about five times as much area.
As for southern italy...that would be hard to do without completely changing the map. Going back to the 10th century when southern italy was ...
I based this map off of the historical condition of the Byzantine Empire at and around the years of the Third Crusade - roughly 1100 - 1200 AD The borders of the empire are nearly ...