List of Latin names of countries

Latin Place Names
by country
Africa
Asia
Europe
by type
Cities
Countries
Islands
Lakes
Mountains
Regions
Rivers

This list includes the Roman names of countries, or significant regions, known to the Roman Empire.

Latin NameEnglish Name
Achaea[1]Greece
Africa[2]Tunisia
Aegyptus[3]Egypt
AlbaniaGeorgia, Azerbaijan
Anatolia[4] Turkey (East)
Arabia[3]Arabian peninsula
ArianaAfghanistan, Iran (East) and Central Asia (West)
ArmeniaArmenia
Armorica[5]Brittany
AsiaTurkey (West)
Baetica[6]Andalusia
BataviaPart of the Netherlands
Belgae[3]Belgium and the Netherlands
BithyniaTurkey (North West)
BohemiaBohemia
BorussiaPrussia
Britannia[3]Britain
Caledonia[3]Scotland
CambriaWales
CiliciaTurkey (South East)
ColchisGeorgia (Western)
CornubiaCornwall
Creta[3]Crete
CyprusCyprus
CyrenaicaLibya (East)
DaciaRomania, Moldova
Dalmatia[7]Montenegro
DaniaDenmark
DalmatiaCroatia South, Bosnia and Herzegovina West and South
D(i)ocle(ti)aMontenegro
EpirusEpirus: composed of the Albanian South and Greek Epirus
FinniaFinland
Foenicia or PhoeniciaLebanon
GalatiaTurkey (Central)
GallaeciaGalicia and Portugal north
Gallia[3]France
Germania[8]Germany
Graecia[3]Greece
Helvetia[9] Switzerland
Hibernia[10]Ireland
Hispania[3]Spain
HungariaHungary
Iberia[3]Iberian peninsula
IberiaGeorgia (Eastern)
IndiaIndia and the Indian subcontinent
IslandiaIceland
Illyria, IllyricumCroatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina South, Serbia South West, Montenegro, Albania North West
Italia[3]Mainland Italy
Iudaea[3]Judea, Israel
LappiaLapland
Lechia, PoloniaPoland
LibaniLebanon
LibyaEastern Libya, Western Egypt
LituaniaBelarus, Lithuania
LivoniaEstonia and Latvia
LusitaniaPortugal central and south
MacedoniaMacedon: composed of the Republic of Macedonia and Greek Macedonia
MauretaniaMorocco North, Algeria North West
Melitae, Melitensium, MelitensisMalta
MoesiaBulgaria, Serbia
MoraviaMoravia
Noricummainly Austria South and Slovenia North
NorvegiaNorway
NumidiaAlgeria North East
PalaestinaPalestine
PannoniaHungary, Croatia North, Slovenia North East
Parthia[3]Iran
PhoeniciaLebanon
Polonia, LechiaPoland
PontusTurkey North East
RaetiaSwitzerland North
RutheniaRussia, Ukraine, Belarus
SarmatiaEastern Europe: Poland, Ukraine, Russia
ScandinaviaScandinavian peninsula
ScotiaIreland, Scotland
ScythiaUkraine, South Russia, Kazakhstan, East Uzbekistan, North Turkmenistan
Scythia MinorDobruja
Seres, SinaeChina
Sicilia[3]Sicily
SilesiaSilesia
SueciaSweden
SyriaSyria
TaprobaneSri Lanka
TarraconensisSpain North East
ThraciaGreece, Bulgaria, Turkey
TingitaniaMorocco
TripolitanaLibya

References

  1. Bunson, M. (1995) A Dictionary of the Roman Empire p.1. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-510233-9. Retrieved November 2011
  2. Raven, S. (1993) Rome in Africa p.xxvi. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-08150-5. Retrieved November 2011
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Heimbach, E. (2010) A Roman Map Workbook p.26. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. ISBN 0-86516-726-5 Retrieved November 2011
  4. Stafford-Deitsch, J. & Freely, J. (2010) Kingdoms of Ruin: The Art and Architectural Splendours of Ancient Turkey p.vii. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1-84511-799-9. Retrieved November 2011
  5. Bunson, M. (1995) p.172.
  6. Bunson, M. (2002) Encyclopedia of the Roman empire p.62. Infobase Publishing ISBN 0-8160-4562-3 Retrieved November 2011
  7. Longley, N. (2009) The Rough Guide to Montenegro p.163. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. ISBN 1-85828-771-5. Retrieved November 2011
  8. Bunson, M. (1995) p.424.
  9. Burgan, M. (2009) Empire of Ancient Rome p.141. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 1-60413-159-4. Retrieved November 2011
  10. Bunson, M. (1995) p.206.
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