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Old 01-29-2014, 12:12 PM
 
Location: Finland
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Despite many parts of Europe not being a part of the Roman Empire, Latin was the language of education for a long time, and so cities were referred to a Latin or pseudo-Latin name. Tell us about your familiar locations in Latin!

My current city is Aboa in Latin, Turku in Finnish.

Other examples from Finland:

Helsinki = Helsingia nova, Forsia Helsingiorum, Helsingium
Kotka = Aquilopolis
Porvoo = Borgoa
Kajaani = Cajaneburgum
Kokkola = Carolina vetus
Hämeenlinna = Arx Tavastiae
Jyväskylä = Granivicus
Järvenpää = Limnaea Nylandorum
Mariehamn = Portus Mariae
Oulu = Uloa
Kouvola = Sustinere
Orivesi = Aquae Equinae
Lahti = Colpopolis
Lappeenranta/Lauritsala = Laurentianum
Joensuu = Ostia Carelorum
Naantali = Vallis Gratiae
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Old 01-29-2014, 12:23 PM
 
Location: The Netherlands
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Our shopping centre is called Mosae Forum, I think that's the Latin name for Maastricht. Maastricht was part of the Roman Empire.
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Old 01-29-2014, 12:57 PM
 
Location: Sweden
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No, but in finnish and sami.
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Old 01-29-2014, 01:25 PM
 
Location: Near Tours, France about 47°10'N 0°25'E
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In Roman times Tours was called 'caesarodunum' and later 'Turonorum' which has beeb shortened to Tours.
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Old 01-29-2014, 03:51 PM
 
Location: Rotterdam
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Our shopping centre is called Mosae Forum, I think that's the Latin name for Maastricht. Maastricht was part of the Roman Empire.
Mosa Trajectum is probably how Maastricht was called during the Roman era. And, the funny thing is, "Mosae Forum" isn't correct grammatically, it should be Forum Mosae (or something similar) as in Forum Romanum.
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Old 01-29-2014, 03:58 PM
 
Location: Europe
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The origin of my town's name is Arabic but I've serached in google and it says that in the roman period the name was Fluvius Lapidum. River of stones.
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Old 01-29-2014, 04:01 PM
 
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Sure, it's Terra incognita
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Old 01-29-2014, 04:02 PM
 
Location: Leeds, UK
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London = Londinium or Londonia
Manchester = Mamucium or Mancunium
Leeds = Leedes
Newcastle = Pons Aelius
Edinburgh = Dunedinum
Glasgow = Glascouiu
Aberdeen = Devana
Chester = Deva or Deva Victrix
York = Eboracum
Oxford = Oxonium, Oxonia
Leicester = Ratae Corieltauvorum

England = Anglia
Scotland = Caledonia
Wales = Cambria
Ireland = Hibernia
Yorkshire = Ebor
Cornwall = Cornubia

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Old 01-29-2014, 05:19 PM
 
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Pomarium where I live.
Roboretum where I was born and Tridentum where I studied.
All of them founded by Romans.
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Old 01-29-2014, 05:20 PM
 
Location: Paris
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Yes, Lutetia.



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My current city is Aboa in Latin, Turku in Finnish.
I guess the person who named your Antarctic base was from Turku?
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