List of Latin names of countries explained
This list includes the Roman names of countries, or significant regions, known to the Roman Empire.
Latin Name | English Name |
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Achaea[1] | Greece |
Africa[2] | Tunisia |
Aegyptus[3] | Egypt |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Georgia, Azerbaijan |
Anatolia[4] | Turkey (East) |
| England |
| Arabian peninsula |
| Afghanistan, Iran (East) and Central Asia (West) |
| Armenia |
Armorica[5] | Brittany |
| Turkey (West) |
Baetica[6] | Andalusia |
| Part of the Netherlands |
| Belgium and the Netherlands |
| Turkey (North West) |
| Bohemia |
Borussia | Prussia |
| Britain |
| Scotland |
| Wales |
| Turkey (South East) |
| Georgia (Western) |
Cornubia | Cornwall |
| Crete |
| Cyprus |
| Libya (East) |
| Romania, Moldova |
Dalmatia[7] | Montenegro |
Dania | Denmark |
| Croatia (South), Bosnia and Herzegovina (West and South) |
| Montenegro |
| Devon |
| Epirus: composed of the Albanian South and Greek Epirus |
| Finland |
| Lebanon |
| Taiwan |
| Turkey (Central) |
| Galicia and Portugal (North) |
| France |
Germania[8] | Germany |
| Greece |
Helvetia[9] | Switzerland |
Hibernia[10] | Ireland |
| Spain |
| Hungary |
| Iberian peninsula |
| Georgia (Eastern) |
| India and the Indian subcontinent |
Islandia | Iceland |
| Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (South), Serbia (South West), Montenegro, Albania (North West) |
| Italy |
| Judea, Israel |
| Lapland |
| Poland |
| Lebanon |
| Libya (Eastern), Egypt (Western) |
| Belarus, Lithuania |
| Estonia and Latvia |
| Portugal (Central and South) |
| Macedonia, Greek Macedonia |
| Morocco (North), Algeria (North West) |
| Malta |
Meridia | South Pacific |
| Bulgaria, Serbia |
| Moravia |
| mainly Austria (South) and Slovenia (North) |
| Norway |
| Algeria (North East) |
Palaestina | Palestine |
| Hungary, Croatia (North), Slovenia (North East) |
| Iran |
| Lebanon |
| Turkey (North East) |
| Switzerland (North) |
| Russia, Ukraine, Belarus |
| Eastern Europe Poland, Ukraine, Russia
|
| Scandinavian peninsula |
| Ireland, Scotland |
| Ukraine, South Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan (East), Turkmenistan (North) |
| Dobruja |
| China |
| Sicily |
| Silesia |
| Sweden |
| Syria |
| Sri Lanka |
| Spain (North East) |
| Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey |
| Morocco |
| Libya | |
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Notes and References
- Bunson, M. (1995) A Dictionary of the Roman Empire p.1. Oxford University Press. . Retrieved November 2011
- Raven, S. (1993) Rome in Africa p.xxvi. Routledge. . Retrieved November 2011
- Heimbach, E. (2010) A Roman Map Workbook p.26. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. 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. . Retrieved November 2011
- Bunson, M. (1995) p.172.
- Bunson, M. (2002) Encyclopedia of the Roman empire p.62. Infobase Publishing Retrieved November 2011
- Longley, N. (2009) The Rough Guide to Montenegro p.163. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. . Retrieved November 2011
- Bunson, M. (1995) p.424.
- Burgan, M. (2009) Empire of Ancient Rome p.141. Infobase Publishing. . Retrieved November 2011
- Bunson, M. (1995) p.206.