Cities in Europe - Their Roman names

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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