Roman Names of Modern Cities

Can you guess the present-day names of these European, Middle Eastern and North African cities? All Latin names listed were used by the Romans, and all were once part of the Roman Empire at some point. The present-day location (country) of each city is given as an additional clue.
Note that not all these cities enjoyed city rights (municipium) in Roman times; some were permanent military encampments.
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Roma
Rome
Italy / Vatican
Neapolis
Naples
Italy
Mediolanum
Milan
Italy
Pisae
Pisa
Italy
Ariminum
Rimini
Italy
Patavium
Padua
Italy
Brundisium
Brindisi
Italy
Panormus
Palermo
Italy
Lugdunum
Lyons
France
Massilia
Marseilles
France
Nicaea
Nice
France
Lutetia
Paris
France
Arelate
Arles
France
Burdigala
Bordeaux
France
Argentoratum
Strasbourg
France
Portus Herculis Monoeci
Monaco (Monte Carlo / Monaco-Ville)
Monaco
Corduba
Córdoba
Spain
Hispalis
Seville
Spain
Carthago Nova
Cartagena
Spain
Gades
Cádiz
Spain
Caesaraugusta
Zaragoza
Spain
Olisipo
Lisbon
Portugal
Portus Cale
Porto
Portugal
Londinium
London
United Kingdom
Eboracum
York
United Kingdom
Aquae Sulis
Bath
United Kingdom
Glevum
Gloucester
United Kingdom
Camulodunum
Colchester
United Kingdom
Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum
Nijmegen
Netherlands
Mosae Traiectum
Maastricht
Netherlands
Oppidum Namurcum
Namur
Belgium
Colonia Agrippinensis
Cologne
Germany
Bona
Bonn
Germany
Aquisgranium
Aachen
Germany
Augusta Treverorum
Trier
Germany
Mogontiacum
Mainz
Germany
Genava
Geneva
Switzerland
Turicum
Zurich
Switzerland
Basilea
Basel
Switzerland
Vindobona
Vienna
Austria
Aquincum
Buda (Budapest)
Hungary
Colonia Iulia Aemona
Ljubljana
Slovenia
Singidunum
Belgrade
Serbia
Salona
Split
Croatia
Dyrrhachium
Durrës
Albania
Byzantium
Istanbul
Turkey
Berythus
Beirut
Lebanon
Aelia Capitolina
Jerusalem
Israel / Palestinian Authority
Caesarea Maritima
Caesarea
Israel
Hadrumetum
Sousse
Tunisia
+4
Level 18
Sep 25, 2014
Neither Lyon nor Marseille ends with an -s
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Level 54
Mar 5, 2024
why is lyon not accepted when it's the name of the city? there's no s at the end..