Latin names of countries

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Latin Place Names
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Latin Name Current Name
Achaea Greece (South)
Africa Tunisia
Aegyptus Egypt
Albania Georgia, Azerbaijan
Anatolia Turkey (East)
Anglia England
Arabia Sinai peninsula and Arabian peninsula
Armenia Armenia
Armorica Brittany
Asia Turkey (West)
(Terra) Australis Australia
Baetica Andalusia
Batavia Part of Holland
Belgica Belgium and The Netherlands
Bithynia Turkey (North West)
Bohemia Czech Republic
Borussia Prussia
Britannia Britain
Caledonia Scotland
Cambria Wales
Cilicia Turkey (South East)
Cornubia Cornwall
Creta Crete
Cyprus Cyprus
Cyrenaica Libya (East)
Dacia Romania, Moldova
Dania Denmark
Dalmatia Croatia South, Bosnia and Herzegovina West and South
D(i)ocle(ti)a Montenegro
Epirus Epirus: composed of the Albania South and Greek Epirus
Finnia Finland
Foenicia or Phoenicia Lebanon
Franconia France
Galatia Turkey (Central)
Gallaecia Galicia
Gallia France
Germania Germany
Graecia Greece
Helvetia Switzerland
Hibernia Ireland
Hispania Iberian peninsula, but usually identified with Spain
Hungaria Hungary
India India and the Indian subcontinent
Islandia Iceland
Illyria, Illyricum Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina South, Serbia South West, Montenegro, Albania North West
Italia Mainland Italy
Iudaea Israel, Palestine
Lappia Lapland
Lechia, Polonia Poland
Libani Lebanon
Libya Eastern Libya, Western Egypt
Lituania Lithuania
Livonia Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Lusitania Portugal
Macedonia Macedon: composed of the Republic of Macedonia and Greek Macedonia
Mauretania Morocco North, Algeria North West
Melitae, Melitensium, Melitensis Malta
Moesia Bulgaria, Serbia
Mons Niger Montenegro
Noricum mainly Austria South and Slovenia North
Norvegia Norway
Numidia Algeria North East
Palaestina Israel, Palestine
Pannonia Hungary, Croatia North, Slovenia North East
Persia Iran
Phoenicia Lebanon
Polonia, Lechia Poland
Pontus Turkey North East
Raetia Switzerland North
Ruthenia Russia, Ukraine, Belarus
Sarmatia Eastern Europe: Poland, Ukraine, Russia
Scandinavia Scandinavian peninsula
Scotia Scotland
Seres, Sinae China
Suecia Sweden
Syria Syria
Scythia Ukraine
Scythia Minor Dobruja
Tarraconensis Spain North East
Tartaria Russia, Tartary
Thracia Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey
Tingitania Morocco
Tripolitana Libya

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