Latin names of countries
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This list includes the Roman names of countries, or significant regions, known to the Roman Empire.
| Latin Name |
Current Name |
| Achaea[1] |
Greece |
| Africa[2] |
Tunisia |
| Aegyptus[3] |
Egypt |
| Albania |
Georgia, Azerbaijan |
| Anatolia[4] |
Turkey (East) |
| Arabia[3] |
Arabian peninsula |
| Ariana |
Afghanistan, Iran (East) and Central Asia (West) |
| Armenia |
Armenia |
| Armorica[5] |
Brittany |
| Asia |
Turkey (West) |
| Baetica[6] |
Andalusia |
| Batavia |
Part of the Netherlands |
| Belgae[3] |
Belgium and the Netherlands |
| Bithynia |
Turkey (North West) |
| Bohemia |
Czech Republic |
| Borussia |
Prussia |
| Britannia[3] |
Britain |
| Caledonia[3] |
Scotland |
| Cambria |
Wales |
| Cilicia |
Turkey (South East) |
| Cornubia |
Cornwall |
| Creta[3] |
Crete |
| Cyprus |
Cyprus |
| Cyrenaica |
Libya (East) |
| Dacia |
Romania, Moldova |
| Dalmatia[7] |
Montenegro |
| Dania |
Denmark |
| Dalmatia |
Croatia South, Bosnia and Herzegovina West and South |
| D(i)ocle(ti)a |
Montenegro |
| Epirus |
Epirus: composed of the Albania South and Greek Epirus |
| Finnia |
Finland |
| Foenicia or Phoenicia |
Lebanon |
| Galatia |
Turkey (Central) |
| Gallaecia |
Galicia and Portugal north |
| Gallia[3] |
France |
| Germania[8] |
Germany |
| Graecia[3] |
Greece |
| Helvetia[9] |
Switzerland |
| Hibernia[10] |
Ireland |
| Hispania[3] |
Spain |
| Hungaria |
Hungary |
| Iaponia |
Japan |
| Iberia[3] |
Iberian peninsula |
| India |
India and the Indian subcontinent |
| Islandia |
Iceland |
| Illyria, Illyricum |
Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina South, Serbia South West, Montenegro, Albania North West |
| Italia[3] |
Mainland Italy |
| Iudaea[3] |
Judea |
| Lappia |
Lapland |
| Lechia, Polonia |
Poland |
| Libani |
Lebanon |
| Libya |
Eastern Libya, Western Egypt |
| Lituania |
Lithuania |
| Livonia |
Estonia and Latvia |
| Lusitania |
Portugal central and south |
| Macedonia |
Macedon: composed of the Republic of Macedonia and Greek Macedonia |
| Mauretania |
Morocco North, Algeria North West |
| Melitae, Melitensium, Melitensis |
Malta |
| Moesia |
Bulgaria, Serbia |
| Noricum |
mainly Austria South and Slovenia North |
| Norvegia |
Norway |
| Numidia |
Algeria North East |
| Palaestina |
Israel, Palestine |
| Pannonia |
Hungary, Croatia North, Slovenia North East |
| Parthia[3] |
Iran |
| Phoenicia |
Lebanon |
| Polonia, Lechia |
Poland |
| Pontus |
Turkey North East |
| Raetia |
Switzerland North |
| Ruthenia |
Russia, Ukraine, Belarus |
| Sarmatia |
Eastern Europe: Poland, Ukraine, Russia |
| Scandinavia |
Scandinavian peninsula |
| Scotia |
Scotland |
| Seres, Sinae |
China |
| Sicilia[3] |
Sicily |
| Suecia |
Sweden |
| Syria |
Syria |
| Scythia |
Ukraine |
| Scythia Minor |
Dobruja |
| Tarraconensis |
Spain North East |
| Tartaria |
Russia, Tartary |
| Thracia |
Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey |
| Tingitania |
Morocco |
| Tripolitana |
Libya |
[edit] References
- ^ Bunson, M. (1995) A Dictionary of the Roman Empire p.1. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195102339. Retrieved November 2011
- ^ Raven, S. (1993) Rome in Africa p.xxvi. Routledge. ISBN 0415081505. Retrieved November 2011
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Heimbach, E. (2010) A Roman Map Workbook p.26. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. ISBN 0865167265 Retrieved November 2011
- ^ Stafford-Deitsch, J. & Freely, J. (2010) Kingdoms of Ruin: The Art and Architectural Splendours of Ancient Turkey p.vii. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1845117999. Retrieved November 2011
- ^ Bunson, M. (1995) p.172.
- ^ Bunson, M. (2002) Encyclopedia of the Roman empire p.62. Infobase Publishing ISBN 0816045623 Retrieved November 2011
- ^ Longley, N. (2009) The Rough Guide to Montenegro p.163. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. ISBN 1858287715. Retrieved November 2011
- ^ Bunson, M. (1995) p.424.
- ^ Burgan, M. (2009) Empire of Ancient Rome p.141. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 1604131594. Retrieved November 2011
- ^ Bunson, M. (1995) p.206.
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