▁se as ▁and ▁regions . ▁ ▁Early ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁map ▁displayed ▁only ▁the ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁names ▁for ▁cities , ▁however ▁later ▁ed itions ▁also ▁showed ▁modern ▁names . ▁ ▁Represent ations ▁of ▁Major ▁C ities ▁C ertain ▁cities ▁are ▁given ▁special ▁representation ▁on ▁So hp ian os ' s ▁map ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁cultural , ▁political , ▁or ▁historical ▁significance : ▁Ath ens ▁is ▁represented ▁as ▁the ▁principal ▁city ▁on ▁the ▁map , ▁with ▁the ▁Ac ropol is ▁at ▁its ▁center , ▁its ▁har bor ▁at ▁P ira eus , ▁and ▁long ▁walls ▁en clos ing ▁the ▁city . ▁By z ant ium ▁is ▁dep icted ▁with ▁high ▁walls ▁surrounding ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁Saint ▁Soph ia . ▁Del phi ▁and ▁Del os ▁are ▁drawn ▁as ▁tem ples ▁and ▁l abeled ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁religious ▁significance . ▁T roy ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁settlement ▁to ▁be ▁shown ▁as ▁ru ins , ▁and ▁represents ▁the ▁oldest ▁level ▁of ▁Greek ▁history ▁shown ▁on ▁the ▁map . ▁ ▁Compar isons ▁with ▁P to le my ' s ▁Geography ▁Initial ly , ▁Soph ian os ' s ▁map ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁P to le my ' s ▁Geography . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁apparent ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁coast lines , ▁rivers , ▁and ▁division ▁of ▁Greece . ▁ ▁However , ▁Soph ian os ▁depart ed ▁from ▁P to le my ' s ▁work ▁by ▁describing ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁ge ography . ▁ ▁A ▁notable ▁feature ▁is ▁how ▁Soph ian os ' s ▁Greece ▁covers ▁the ▁B