Roman Names
The old roman names for cities in the UK and Europe
The UK
| Current Name |
Roman Name |
| Britain | Britannia |
| England | Albion |
| Ireland | Hibernia |
| Scotland | Caledonia |
| Wales | Cambria |
Roman Names of Towns & Cities in the UK
| Current Name |
Roman Name |
| Bath | Aquae Sulis |
| Burgh Castle | Garrianonum |
| Caerleon | Isca Silurium |
| Caernarfon | Segontium |
| Cambridge | Cantabria |
| Canterbury | Durovernum Cantiacorum |
| Chester | Deva |
| Chesterholm | Vindolanda |
| Chichester | Noviomagus |
| Cirencester | Corinium |
| Colchester | Camulodunum |
| Corbridge | Corstopitum |
| Dover | Dubris |
| Dunstable | Durocobrivis |
| Durham | Dunelm |
| Exeter | Isca |
| Gloucester | Glevum Colonia |
| Halifax | Halifacium, Hortonium |
| Isle of Wight | Vectis |
| Leicester | Ratae Coritanorum |
| Lincoln | Lindum Colonia |
| London | Londinium |
| Manchester | Mamucium |
| Newcastle | Pons Aelius |
| Oxford | Oxonia |
| Silchester | Calleva |
| St Albans | Verulamium |
| Swindon | Durocornovium |
| Tadcaster, North Yorkshire | Calcaria |
| Towcester | Lactodorum |
| Whitchurch, Shropshire | Mediolanum |
| Winchester | Venta Belgarum |
| Wroxeter, Shropshire | Viroconium |
| York | Eboracum |
Roman Names of Towns & Cities in Europe
| Current Name |
Roman Name |
| Alicante, Spain | Lucentum |
| Ankara, Turkey | Acyra |
| Aswan, Egypt | Syene |
| Athens, Greece | Athenae |
| Barcelona, Spain | Barcino |
| Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Singidunum |
| Bologna, Italy | Bononia |
| Bonn, Germany | Bona |
| Bordeaux, France | Burdigala |
| Boulogne, France | Bononia, Gesoriacum, Portus Itius |
| Bratislava, Slovakia | Istropolis, Posonium |
| Budapest, Hungary | Aquincum |
| Cherbourg, France | Coriallum |
| Florence, Italy | Florentia |
| Innsbruck, Austria | Oenipontum |
| Istanbul, Turkey | Byzantium, Constantinopolis |
| Jerusalem, Israel/Jordan | Aelia Capitolina, Hierosolyma |
| Lisbon, Portugal | Olisipo |
| Lyon, France | Lugdunum |
| Marseille, France | Massilia |
| Naples, Italy | Neapolis |
| Paris, France | Lutetia Parisiorum |
| Pisa, Italy | Pisae |
| Seville, Spain | Colonia Iulia Romula, Hispalis |
| Seville, Spain | Hispalis, Colonia Iulia Romula |
| Sofia, Bulgaria | Serdica |
| Split, Croatia | Spalatum |
| Strasbourg, France | Argentoratum, Augusta Trebecorum |
| Tangiers, Morocco | Tingi |
| The Hague, Netherlands | Haga-Comitis |
| Turin, Italy | Augusta Taurinorum, Taurinum |
| Utrecht, Netherlands | Traiectum Eriditum |
| Venice, Italy | Venetiae |
| Zurich, Switzerland | Tigurum, Turicim |