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Roman Names for Places

Can you guess the modern-day countries, cities, islands, and regions which had these Roman names?
For countries, guess the answer that BEST FITS. Due to 2000 years of history, the borders are very different.
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Last updated: January 24, 2020
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First submittedJanuary 24, 2020
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Countries
Italia
Italy
Hispania
Spain
Gallia
France
Mesopotamia
Iraq
Lusitania
Portugal
Helvetia
Switzerland
Parthia
Iran
Asia
Turkey
Africa
Tunisia
Cities
Londinium
London
Lutetia
Paris
Florentia
Florence
Neapolis
Naples
Mediolanum
Milan
Lugdunum
Lyon
Massilia
Marseille
Colonia Agrippina
Cologne
Eboracum
York
Aquae Sulis
Bath
Region
Caledonia
Scotland
 
 
Island
Hibernia
Ireland
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Level 77
Jan 25, 2020
Singidunum - Belgrade.
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Level 77
Jan 25, 2020
Trajectum ad Mosam - Maastricht. Coriovallum - Heerlen.
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Level 86
Jan 25, 2020
You could name hundreds of roman cities that still exist, with various difficulty ^^.
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Level 55
Mar 22, 2020
You're from Serbia! That's why! It says it on your user profile!
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Level 74
Jan 2, 2021
Vindobona - Vienna, Iuvavum - Salzburg, Monacum - Munich, Aeni Pons - Innsbruck
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Level 86
Jan 25, 2020
Not bad. I appreciate the inclusion of Asia -> Turkey. But I don't want to revive a certain debate...
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Level 60
Jul 3, 2020
Well, they would have to really be something to restart that debate on this. The peninsula that contains most of Turkey is/was called Asia Minor. End of story.
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Level 56
Jan 8, 2022
Well, contained the province of Asia Minor, amongst others. [/nitpick]

[goingtogetalife]

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Level 65
Aug 16, 2023
To be more exact it should be Anatolia (for the main part), as the european part of Turkey would be in Thrace.
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Level 69
Jan 25, 2020
Hope we get a #2! Great quiz.
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Level 80
Jan 25, 2020
Call Scotland a "country" rather than a country if you have to, but calling it a region just makes no sense.
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Level 70
Jan 26, 2020
Scotland is a sufficiently large land mass and there are (historically or else defined) borders to its environment. As long as you do not want to call it a continent, it makes a lot of sense to call Scotland a region.
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Level 82
Mar 22, 2020
Siberia is a region. Vatican City is a country. Size is not a factor. South Sudan is a country. Mesopotamia is not. Historically defined borders is not a factor. (I'm agreeing with you)
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Level 76
Jan 26, 2020
Scotland is never referred to as a "region" (except maybe here!)
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Level ∞
Jan 27, 2020
Boo
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Level 78
Jan 27, 2020
Yeah, the inclusion of Scotland and Ireland in specific sections makes little sense.
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Level 60
Jul 3, 2020
Ok then. Tell us. How to call Scotland to not get comments like "well technically, it is a part of the UK so it's not a sovering country and therefore shouldn't be on this quiz" ??? I can't wait to see what you will come up with.
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Level 53
Aug 14, 2023
1. Caledonia was a region in Roman times. There was no province of Caledonia. So the quiz placing Caledonia in the Region category is legitimate regardless of your feelings about Scotland.

2. Caledonia still is the Region loosely equivalent to Scotland the political entity, and since the two are equated so readily, it would also make sense that Scotland be considered a Region by definition.

3. A Region can simply mean any physical area of geography which we have defined, a catch-all if you like. The Region of England exists, and it kinda looks like England today. The Region of Yorkshire exists, but in reality it's split up into four useful bits. Region is arbitrary.

Had the author put Continent, Oblast or Village, I could perhaps see the frustration.

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Level 82
Mar 22, 2020
Makes perfect sense. Why wouldn't it be a region?
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Level 64
Aug 18, 2023
Because it's a nation. If you're wanting to go by some of the above definitions. We are a nation which is currently part of the UK, like Wales and Northern Ireland. We have our own government, our own specific legal and education systems which are separate from the rest of the UK. Region is just not the right term 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙊🙈🙉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Level 66
Mar 22, 2020
Imo countries are regions too, region just mean area. And calling it a region is basicly making an effort not to call it anything, not specifying it. Wether it is the best way is debatable (but it will be debated anyway ). But there is nothing incorrect about it.

I think calling it "country", with quotes, is worse. That can piss of both sides and feels wrong whichever side you are on. (One side feels it is being called something it is not, the other side feels it is being called fake. Not calling it anything is not such a bad idea imo.

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Level 89
Mar 22, 2020
I can't wait to see how Scotland votes on the next crisis at the United Nations. Oh yeah, they can't.
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Level 64
Aug 18, 2023
Because we've been blocked by the UK government. You find that funny?
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Level 60
Mar 22, 2020
Add Indus/Indoi for India
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Level 66
Mar 22, 2020
You forgot the 83.461 other names given by the romans
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Level 66
Mar 22, 2020
Two interesting ones, the Netherlands being called Belgae, always amusing. And Noricum for (south part of) Austria (plus a bit of slovenia) :)
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Level 58
Mar 22, 2020
Very interesting quiz! Great job!
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Level 48
Mar 22, 2020
Vindobona - Vienna
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Level 45
Mar 22, 2020
How do you seperate answers into columns? I've been trying to find out for ages
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Level 60
Aug 14, 2023
Design Grid > Manual > Add Block (on right)
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Level 35
Mar 22, 2020
in my opinion it doesn't make much sense, you should write the actual names in their language to see the actual evolution of the name
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Level 59
Mar 22, 2020
Yay! for Asterix. (Dogmatix is still my favourite puppy.)
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Level 49
Mar 22, 2020
I knew the hours of RTW would be useful for something
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Level 49
Mar 22, 2020
Also, I was in Bath last year and still missed it
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Level 33
Mar 23, 2020
My thought process: Ah, an island. Must be a mediterranean island. *Guesses every major mediterranean island*. Crap. Ah! Great Britain! Shoot.
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Level 75
Jan 3, 2021
Great Britain? That's Britannia.
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Level 56
Apr 20, 2020
Having read Asterix is a big help! Nice quiz. Just one thing - there were dozens of Mediolanums. Someone's even written a book about them. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/11/ancient-paths-graham-robb-review
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Level 83
Jul 13, 2020
Hah. So joining an archaeology club in York as a child comes in useful at last.
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Level 32
Aug 13, 2020
duolingo latin baby
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Level 74
Jan 2, 2021
Got them alle except for York. I'm happy
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Level 69
May 10, 2021
Also missed York, and the only other I missed was "Colonia Agrippina" - felt a bit silly once I saw the answer.
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Level 73
Sep 20, 2021
Very western European centric. Why so many questions for Britain when it is so irrelevant compared to the rest of the Empire?
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Level 86
Aug 14, 2023
A: Because it's an English speaking website.
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Level 67
Aug 14, 2023
17/21, missed Iran, Milan, Cologne, York. Don't know why I tried Lyon and Marseille but I guess it worked
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Level 60
Aug 14, 2023
Please add Yellow Box.
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Level 64
Aug 18, 2023
I enjoyed the quiz but I really don't think Scotland should be termed a region as I've mentioned in a couple of responses to comments above. We're a nation, with our own elected parliament, plus our own legal and educational systems separate from the rest of the UK. 'Region' to someone in the UK, not just Scotland, sounds like, I don't know, the Trossachs here in Scotland, or the Lake District in England. A geographical area is not the same as a nation, and I think the term region is misleading and misguided.
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Level 36
Oct 11, 2023
Sericus(m)---China