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	{{Short description\|Exonyms for places outside of the core of the Roman empire}}		{{Short description\|Exonyms for places outside of the core of the Roman empire}}
	Below is list of '''] ]s''' for places outside of the core of the Roman empire during the time Latin was in common use:		Below is list of '''] ]s''' for places outside of the core of the Roman empire during the time Latin was in common use:
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			\|Græcia
	\|Graecia
	\|Graz		\|Graz
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		\|]
	\|Pons ~~Aeni~~		\|Pons Æni
	\|Innsbruck		\|Innsbruck
	\|		\|
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	==Belgium==		==Belgium==
	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	! colspan="5" \|{{Flag\|Belgium}}		! colspan="5" \|{{Flag\|Belgium}} Belgia
	\|-		\|-
	! rowspan="2" \|English name		! rowspan="2" \|English name
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Novæ
	\|Novae
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
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	== Egypt ==		== Egypt ==
	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	! colspan="5" \|{{Flag\|Egypt}} ''~~Aegyptus~~''		! colspan="5" \|{{Flag\|Egypt}} ''Ægyptus''
	\|-		\|-
	! rowspan="2" \|English name		! rowspan="2" \|English name
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Thebæ
	\|Thebae
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Parætonium
	\|Paraetonium
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
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	==France==		==France==
	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	! colspan="4" \|{{Flag\|France}} ''~~Gallia~~''		! colspan="4" \|{{Flag\|France}} ''Francia''
	\|-		\|-
	!English name		!English name
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Nicæa
	\|Nicaea
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
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	\|]		\|]
	\|~~Aquae~~ Mattiacorum		\|Aquæ Mattiacorum
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
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	==Greece==		==Greece==
	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	! colspan="4" \|{{Flag\|Greece}} ''~~Graecia~~''		! colspan="4" \|{{Flag\|Greece}} ''Græcia''
	\|-		\|-
	!English name		!English name
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Athenæ
	\|Athenae
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Cencrheæ
	\|Cencrheae
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Sopianæ
	\|Sopianae
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		\|]
			\|Scarbantia
	\|Sopronium
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Sanctæ Andræ
	\|Sanctae Andrae
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
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	==Ireland==		==Ireland==
	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	! colspan="4" \|''~~Hibernia~~''		! colspan="4" \|{{Flag\|Ireland}} ''Irlandia''
	\|-		\|-
	!English name		!English name
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	==Netherlands==		==Netherlands==
	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	! colspan="4" \|{{Flag\|Netherlands}} ''~~Batavia~~''		! colspan="4" \|{{Flag\|Netherlands}} ''Nederlandia''
	\|-		\|-
	!English name		!English name
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Mastrictum
	\|Mastricum
	\|Maastricht		\|Maastricht
	\|		\|
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Prætorium Agrippinæ
	\|Praetorium Agrippinae
	\|Valkenburg		\|Valkenburg
	\|		\|
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	==Portugal==		==Portugal==
	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	! colspan="4" \|{{Flag\|Portugal}} ''~~Lusitania~~''		! colspan="4" \|{{Flag\|Portugal}} ''Portugallia''
	\|-		\|-
	!English name		!English name
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Salamantica
	\|Salmantica
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Cæsaraugusta
	\|Caesaraugusta
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Dorylæum
	\|Dorylaeum
	\|Eskişehir		\|Eskişehir
	\|		\|
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Nicæa
	\|Nicaea
	\|İznik		\|İznik
	\|		\|
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Cæsarea
	\|Caesarea
	\|Kayseri		\|Kayseri
	\|		\|
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Cotyæum
	\|Cotyaeum
	\|Kütahya		\|Kütahya
	\|		\|
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	\|]		\|]
			\|Neocæsarea
	\|Neocaesarea
	\|Niksar		\|Niksar
	\|		\|
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	==Ukraine==		==Ukraine==
	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	! colspan="4" \|{{Flag\|Ukraine}}		! colspan="4" \|{{Flag\|Ukraine}} ''Ucraina''
	\|-		\|-
	!English name		!English name
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	\|]		\|]
	\|~~Aquae~~ Sulis		\|Aquæ Sulis
	\|Bath		\|Bath
	\|English		\|English
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	\|Carleolum		\|Carleolum
			\|Carlisle
	\|Carlise
	\|English		\|English
	\|		\|
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	\|Edinburgh		\|Edinburgh
	\|English, Scots		\|English, Scots
	\|
	\|-
	\|]
	\|Anglia
	\|England
	\|English
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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			\|Rutupiæ
	\|Rutupiae
	\|Richborough		\|Richborough
	\|English		\|English

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Exonyms for places outside of the core of the Roman empire

Below is list of Latin exonyms for places outside of the core of the Roman empire during the time Latin was in common use:

Albania

Albania
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Durrës	Dyrrachium	Durrës
Lezhë	Lissus	Lezhë
Vlorë	Aulona	Vlorë

Austria

Austria
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Eisenstadt	Ferreum Castrum	Eisenstadt
Graz	Græcia	Graz
Innsbruck	Pons Æni	Innsbruck
Linz	Lentia	Linz
Salzburg	Salisburgum	Salzburg
Sankt Pölten	Cetium	Sankt Pölten
Vienna	Vindobona	Wien

Belgium

Belgium Belgia
English name	Latin name	Endonym		Notes
English name	Latin name	Name	Language	Notes
Ghent	Gandava
Kortrijk	Cortoriacum
Tongeren	Atuatuca Tungrorum

Bulgaria

Bulgaria
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Balchik	Dionysopolis
Kyustendil	Pautalia
Lom	Almus
Lovech	Melta
Pleven	Storgosia
Plovdiv	Philippopolis
Razgrad	Abrittus
Ruse	Sexaginta Prista
Silistra	Durostorum
Sofia	Serdica
Sozopol	Apollonia Pontica
Stara Zagora	Augusta Traiana
Svishtov	Novæ
Varna	Odessus
Vidin	Bononia

Czech Republic

Czech Republic Cechia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Brno	Bruna	Brno
Krnov	Carnovia	Krnov
Prague	Praga	Praha

Denmark

Denmark Dania
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Copenhagen	Hafnia	København

Egypt

Egypt Ægyptus
English name	Latin name	Endonym		Notes
English name	Latin name	Name	Language	Notes
Akhmim	Panopolis
Al-Arish	Rhinocolura
Al-Ashumein	Hermopolis
Aswan	Lycopolis
Asyut	Syene
Farama	Pelusium
Luxor	Thebæ
Marsa Matruh	Parætonium
Qift	Coptus

France

France Francia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Avignon	Avenio
Lyon	Lugdunum
Marseille	Massilia
Nice	Nicæa
Paris	Lutetia Parisiorum
Strasbourg	Strasburgum
Toulouse	Tolosa

Germany

Germany Germania
English name	Latin name	Endonym		Notes
English name	Latin name	Name	Language	Notes
Aachen	Aquisgrana
Augsburg	Augusta Vindelicorum
Baden-Baden	Aurelia Aquensis
Berlin	Berolinum
Bonn	Bonna
Bonn	Castra Bonnensis
Cologne	Colonia Agrippina
Essen	Assindia
Hamburg	Hamburgum
Kempten	Cambodunum
Konstanz	Constantia
Mainz	Mogontiacum
Passau	Batavia
Regensburg	Ratisbona
Speyer	Spira
Trier	Augusta Treverorum
Wiesbaden	Aquæ Mattiacorum
Worms	Vormatia

Greece

Greece Græcia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Athens	Athenæ
Corinth	Corinthus
Gytheio	Gythium
Heraklion	Heraclium
Karystos	Carystus
Kechries	Cencrheæ
Laurium	Laurium
Nafpaktos	Naupactus
Nafplio	Nauplia
Thessaloniki	Thessalonica

Hungary

Hungary Hungaria
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Budapest	Budapestinum
Debrecen	Debrecinum
Dunakeszi	Contra Constantiam
Dunaújváros	Intercisa
Eger	Agria
Esztergom	Strigonium
Győr	Iaurinum
Kőszeg	Ginsium
Mosonmagyaróvár	Mosonium
Nagytétény	Campona
Pécs	Sopianæ
Sopron	Scarbantia
Százhalombatta	Matrica
Szeged	Segedinum
Székesfehérvár	Alba Regia
Szekszárd	Alisca
Szentendre	Sanctæ Andræ
Szombathely	Savaria
Tác	Gorsium

Ireland

Ireland Irlandia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Connacht	Connocia	Connacht
Hill of Tara	Temro	Teamhair na Ríogh
Leinster	Lagenia	Laighin
Meath	Midia	Mí
Munster	Momonia	Mumhain
Ulster	Ultonia	Ulaidh

Netherlands

Netherlands Nederlandia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Alphen aan den Rijn	Albania	Alphen aan den Rijn
Leiden	Lugdunum Batavorum	Leiden	Meant Katwijk until the Renaissance
Maastricht	Mastrictum	Maastricht
Nijmegen	Noviomagus Batavorum	Nijmegen
Utrecht	Ultraiectum	Utrecht
Valkenburg, South Holland	Prætorium Agrippinæ	Valkenburg
Vechten	Fectio	Vechten
Voorburg	Forum Hadriani	Voorburg
Wijk bij Duurstede	Levefanum	Wijk bij Duurstede
Woerden	Laurum	Woerden
Zwammerdam	Nigrum Pullum	Zwammerdam

Poland

Poland Polonia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Kraków	Cracovia	Kraków
Warsaw	Varsovia	Warszawa
Wrocław	Vratislavia	Wrocław
Świnoujście	Suenemundum	Świnoujście
Poznań	Posnania	Poznań

Portugal

Portugal Portugallia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Lisbon	Olisipo	Lisboa

Romania

Romania
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Alba-Iulia	Apulum
Caransebeș	Tibiscum
Cluj-Napoca	Claudiopolis
Iglița-Turcoaia	Troesmis
Mangalia	Callatis
Turda	Potaissa
Turnu-Severin	Drobeta

Russia

Russia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Moscow	Moscua	Moskva

Serbia

Serbia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Belgrade	Belogradum	Beograd
Sremska Mitrovica	Sirmium, Civitas Sancti Demetrii	Sremska Mitrovica
Niš	Naissus	Niš
Gamzigrad	Felix Romuliana	Gamzigrad

Slovakia

Slovakia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Bratislava	Bratislavia
Bratislava	Banská Bystrica	Neosolium
Košice	Cassovia
Prešov	Eperiessinum
Trenčín	Laugaricio
Zvolen	Vetus Solium

Spain

Spain Hispania
English name	Latin name	Endonym		Notes
English name	Latin name	Name	Language
Alcalá de Henares	Alcala
Alicante	Lucentum
Almería	Portus Magnus
Barcelona	Barcino
Cádiz	Gades
Calatayud	Bilbilis
Cartagena	Carthago Nova
Córdoba	Corduba
Girona	Gerunda
Granada	Granata
Huelva	Onuba
Huesca	Osca
Jaca	Iaca
Léon	Legio
Lleida	Ilerda
Lugo	Lucus Augusti
Madrid	Matritum
Madrid	Mérida	Augusta Emerita
Palma de Mallorca	Palma
Salamanca	Salamantica
Seville	Hispalis
Tarragona	Tarraco
Toledo	Toletum
Valencia	Valentia
Zaragoza	Cæsaraugusta

Sweden

Sweden Suecia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Gävle	Gevalia	Gävle
Gothenburg	Gothoburgum	Göteborg
Malmö	Malmogia	Malmö
Stockholm	Holmia	Stockholm

Switzerland

Switzerland Helvetia
English name	Latin name	Endonym		Notes
English name	Latin name	Name	Language	Notes
Bern	Berna	Bern	German
Geneva	Genava	Gèneve	French
Zürich	Turicum	Zürich	German

Turkey

Turkey Turcia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Antakya	Antiochia	Antakya
Edirne	Hadrianopolis	Edirne
Edremit	Adramyttium	Edremit
Ereǧli	Heraclea Cybistra	Ereǧli
Erzurum	Theodosiopolis	Erzurum
Eskişehir	Dorylæum	Eskişehir
Gaziantep	Antiochia ad Taurum	Gaziantep
İstanbul	Byzantium	İstanbul
	Constantinopolis
	Nova Roma
İzmir	Smyrna	İzmir
İzmit	Nicomedia	İzmit
İznik	Nicæa	İznik
Karadeniz Ereğli	Heraclea Pontica	Karadeniz Ereğli
Kayseri	Cæsarea	Kayseri
Konya	Iconium	Konya
Kütahya	Cotyæum	Kütahya
Malatya	Melitene	Malatya
Marmara Ereǧlisi	Heraclea Perinthus	Marmara Ereǧlisi
Niksar	Neocæsarea	Niksar

Ukraine

Ukraine Ucraina
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Lviv	Leopolis

United Kingdom

United Kingdom Britannium Regnum
English name	Latin name	Endonym		Notes
English name	Latin name	Name	Language	Notes
Bath	Aquæ Sulis	Bath	English
Canterbury	Cantuaria	Canterbury	English
Carlisle	Carleolum	Carlisle	English
Chelmsford	Caesaromagus	Chelmsford	English
Chester	Cestria	Chester	English
Colchester	Camulodunum, Colcestria	Colchester	English
Colchester	Dover	Colchester	English	Dubris	Dover	English
Edinburgh	Edinburgum	Dùn Èideann	Scottish Gaelic
Edinburgh	Edinburgum	Edinburgh	English, Scots
Gloucester	Glocestria	Gloucester	English
Gloucester	Leicester	Gloucester	English	Leicestria	Leicester	English
Lincoln	Lindum	Lincoln	English
London	Londinium	London	English
Manchester	Mancunium, Mancestria	Manchester	English
Newcastle upon Tyne	Novum Castrum	Newcastle upon Tyne	English
Richborough	Rutupiæ	Richborough	English
Saint Albans	Villa Sancti Albani	Saint Albans	English
Winchester	Vintonia	Winchester	English
Wroxeter	Viroconium Cornoviorum	Wroxeter	English
York	Eboracum, Eburacum	York	English

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