During the 19th and 20th Centuries German scholars in particular have made significant contributions to the study of historical place names or Ortsnamenkunde.

Roman names for european cities. Variants English Name native languages - older names other languages locations Abritum Abrittus. Augusta Traiana Augustra Trajana. Camden a borough of London.

Apollonia Pontica Appolonia Magna Antheia Sozopolis. Ever since 1000 BC the historic Roman center of Palatine Hill has been home to residents and the founding of the city is told through one of the worlds most famous myths that of twins Romulus and Remus who were raised by a she-wolf. Some were named after individuals.

Similarly where was the Roman Empire located. Aetus Astus Idus Aquilia. This map tells something about one of the biggest empires of the history the Roman Empire.

I used a list of the 108 highest population cities in the EU and rendered the names into its five most spoken languages as best I could English German. We bet you already guessed that the ancient city of Rome would be on the list of Europes oldest cities. Brunn a common place-name in Germany.

Dublin the capital of Ireland. RBMSBSC Latin Place Names File. 174 rows This is a list of cities and towns founded by the RomansIt lists every city established and.

Like most other people Romans named their cities in many different ways. Created and maintained by Robert L. Below youll find our favorite European city baby names for boys though again so many of these are great gender neutral options too.