Roman Geography of Portugal

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The following tables show the correspondence between ancient Roman names and modern names for locations in Portugal.

1 Cities and Villas
2 Rivers
3 Mountains
4 See also

[edit] Cities and Villas

Roman name	Current name
Aeminium	Coimbra
Aquae Flaviae	Chaves
Arabriga	Alenquer
Arandis	Garvão, Ourique
Aretium	Alvega
Aviarium	Aveiro
Baesuris; Esuri	Castro Marim
Balsa	west of Tavira
Bevipo	Alcácer do Sal
Bracara Augusta	Braga
Caeciliana	A Roman villa between Caetobriga and Malateca
Caetobriga	Setúbal or Tróia
Calipolis	Vila Viçosa
Castra Leuca	Castelo Branco
Cilpes	Silves
Civitas Aravorum	Marialva
Centum Cellae; Centum Celas	Colmeal da Torre, Belmonte
Collipo	Leiria
Conímbriga	Condeixa-a-Nova, South of Coimbra (Conímbriga's residents fled to nearby Aeminium (now the city of Coimbra) in 468.)
Conistorgis	Location unknown in the Algarve or Southern Alentejo
Dipo	Elvas
Ebora, Ebora Cerealis, Liberalitas Julia	Évora
Eburobrittium	Óbidos
Egitânia	Idanha-a-Velha
Equabona	Coina, Barreiro
Ipses	Alvor
Lacobriga	Lagos
Lancobriga	Fiães, Santa Maria da Feira
Lamecum	Lamego
Lorica	Loriga, Seia
Malateca	Marateca, Palmela
Metallum Vipascense	Mina de Aljustrel
Mirobriga Celticorum	Santiago do Cacém
Mondóbriga	Alter do Chão
Moron	Near Santarém
Myrtilis	Mértola
Nabantia	Tomar
Olisipo Felicitas Iulia, Olisipo, Ulyssipolis, Felicitas Julia Olissipo, Ulisseia	Lisbon (Lisboa)
Ossonoba	Faro
Pax Iulia, Pax Augusta, Colonia Pacensis	Beja
Portus Alacer	Portalegre
Portus Cale	Porto
Portus Hannibalis	Portimão. Name associated with Hannibal.
Salacia	Alcácer do Sal
Scalabis	Santarém
Segóvia	Campo Maior
Selleum	Tomar
Sirpe	Serpa
Sinus	Sines
Talabara	Alpedrinha, Fundão
Talabriga	Marnel, Águeda
Tongobriga	Freixo
Tritium	Covilhã
Veniatia	Vinhais
Villa Euracini	Póvoa de Varzim
Vila Cardílio	Torres Novas
Vipasca	Aljustrel
Viseu	Viseu

[edit] Rivers

Fl. Fluvius (Latin), R. Rio (Portuguese)

Roman name	Modern name
Minius Fl.	R. Minho
Limia Fl.	R. Lima
Tamaca Fl.	R. Tâmega
Durius Fl.	R. Douro
Vacua Fl.	R. Vouga
Monda Fl.	R. Mondego
Tagus Fl.	R. Tejo
Calipus Fl.	R. Sado
Ana vel Anas Fl.	R. Guadiana
Nabantius Fl.	R. Nabão

[edit] Mountains

Roman name	Modern name
Herminius Mons	Serra da Estrela, its former name meant the Mountains of Hermes.
Lunae Mons	Serra de Sintra, its former name meant the Mountains of the Moon.

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