List of Latin names of countries
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Template:Expand list Template:Latin place names This list includes the Roman names of countries, or significant regions, known to the Roman Empire.
| Latin Name | English name |
|---|---|
| Achaea<ref>Bunson, M. (1995) A Dictionary of the Roman Empire p.1. Oxford University Press. Template:ISBN. Retrieved November 2011</ref> | Greece |
| Africa<ref>Raven, S. (1993) Rome in Africa p.xxvi. Routledge. Template:ISBN. Retrieved November 2011</ref> | Tunisia |
| Aegyptus<ref name=Heimbach>Heimbach, E. (2010) A Roman Map Workbook p.26. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. Template:ISBN Retrieved November 2011</ref> | Egypt |
| Aethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Albania | Georgia, Azerbaijan |
| Anatolia<ref>Stafford-Deitsch, J. & Freely, J. (2010) Kingdoms of Ruin: The Art and Architectural Splendours of Ancient Turkey p.vii. I.B. Tauris. Template:ISBN. Retrieved November 2011</ref> | Turkey (East) |
| Anglia | England |
| Arabia<ref name=Heimbach/> | Arabian Peninsula |
| Ariana | Afghanistan, Iran (East) and Central Asia (West) |
| Armenia | Armenia |
| Armorica<ref>Bunson, M. (1995) p.172.</ref> | Brittany |
| Asia | Turkey (West) |
Baetica<ref>Bunson, M. (2002) Encyclopedia of the Roman empire p.62. Infobase Publishing Template:ISBN
Retrieved November 2011</ref> || Andalusia | |
| Batavia | Part of the Netherlands |
| Belgae<ref name=Heimbach/> | Belgium and the Netherlands |
| Bithynia | Turkey (North West) |
| Bohemia | Bohemia |
| Borussia | Prussia |
| Britannia<ref name=Heimbach/> | Britain |
| Caledonia<ref name=Heimbach/> | Scotland |
| Cambria | Wales |
| Cilicia | Turkey (South East) |
| Colchis | Georgia (Western) |
| Cornubia | Cornwall |
| Creta<ref name=Heimbach/> | Crete |
| Cyprus | Cyprus |
| Cyrenaica | Libya (East) |
| Dacia | Romania, Moldova |
| Dalmatia<ref>Longley, N. (2009) The Rough Guide to Montenegro p.163. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. Template:ISBN. Retrieved November 2011</ref> | Montenegro |
| Dania | Denmark |
| Dalmatia | Croatia (South), Bosnia and Herzegovina (West and South) |
| D(i)ocle(ti)a | Montenegro |
| Dumnonia | Devon |
| Epirus | Epirus: composed of the Albanian South and Greek Epirus |
| Foenicia or Phoenicia | Lebanon |
| Formosa | Taiwan |
| Galatia | Turkey (Central) |
| Gallaecia | Galicia and Portugal (North) |
| Gallia<ref name=Heimbach/> | France |
| Germania<ref name=Bunson424>Bunson, M. (1995) p.424.</ref> | Germany |
| Graecia<ref name=Heimbach/> | Greece |
| Helvetia<ref name=Burgan>Burgan, M. (2009) Empire of Ancient Rome p.141. Infobase Publishing. Template:ISBN. Retrieved November 2011</ref> | Switzerland |
| Hibernia<ref>Bunson, M. (1995) p.206.</ref> | Ireland |
| Hispania<ref name=Heimbach/> | Spain |
| Hungaria | Hungary |
| Iberia<ref name=Heimbach/> | Iberian Peninsula |
| Iberia | Georgia (Eastern) |
| India | India and the Indian subcontinent |
| Islandia | Iceland |
| Illyria, Illyricum | Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (South), Serbia (South West), Montenegro, Albania (North West) |
| Italia<ref name=Heimbach/> | Italy |
| Iudaea<ref name=Heimbach/> | Judea, Israel |
| Lappia | Lapland |
| Lechia, Polonia | Poland |
| Libani | Lebanon |
| Libya | Libya (Eastern), Egypt (Western) |
| Template:Not a typo | Belarus, Lithuania |
| Livonia | Estonia and Latvia |
| Lusitania | Portugal (Central and South) |
| Macedonia | Macedonia, Greek Macedonia |
| Mauretania | Morocco (North), Algeria (North West) |
| Melitae, Melitensium, Melitensis | Malta |
| Meridia | South PacificTemplate:Citation needed |
| Moesia | Bulgaria, Serbia |
| Moravia | Moravia |
| Noricum | mainly Austria (South) and Slovenia (North) |
| Norvegia | Norway |
| Numidia | Algeria (North East) |
| Palaestina | Palestine |
| Pannonia | Hungary, Croatia (North), Slovenia (North East) |
| Parthia<ref name=Heimbach/> | Iran |
| Phoenicia | Lebanon |
| Pontus | Turkey (North East) |
| Raetia | Switzerland (North) |
| Ruthenia | Russia, Ukraine, Belarus |
| Sarmatia | Eastern Europe: Poland, Ukraine, Russia |
| Scandinavia | Scandinavian Peninsula |
| Scotia | Ireland, Scotland |
| Scythia | Ukraine, South Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan (East), Turkmenistan (North) |
| Scythia Minor | Dobruja |
| Seres, Sinae | China |
| Sicilia<ref name=Heimbach/> | Sicily |
| Silesia | Silesia |
| Suecia | Sweden |
| Syria | Syria |
| Taprobane | Sri Lanka |
| Tarraconensis | Spain (North East) |
| Thracia | Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey |
| Transylvania | Romania, Hungary |
| Tingitana | Morocco |
| Tripolitania | Libya |