PLACE NAMES
The land the Romans called Britain was only the land we know today as England. Scotland, Ireland and Wales were separate and known respectively as Caledonia, Hibernia and Cambria. They were not recognized as part of the province of Britain.
The ancient towns of Roman Britain are still
there, but they all have English names now. What follows is a guide
to phonetic pronunciation of Roman place names, with their modern
equivalents.
| Londinium | [Lon-dinny-um] | London |
| Verulamium | [Verr-you-lame-eeyum] | St. Albans |
| Alchester | ||
| Glevum | [Glev-vum] | Gloucester |
| Aquae Sulis | [Ack-way Soo-liss] | Bath |
| Lindinis | [Linn-dinnis] | Ilchester |
| Sorviodunum | [Sorr-vee-yode-inum] | Old Sarum |
| Venta Belgarum | [Venta Bell-gah-rum] | Winchester |
| Noviomagus | [Novvy-oh-maggus] | Chichester |
| Durnovaria | [Durr-no-varr-eya] | Dorchester |
| Isca Dumnoniorum | [Isska Dumb-nonny-orum] | Exeter |
| The Colony | ||
| Camulodunum | [Ca-moo-loadin-um] | Colchester |
| Lindum | [Lin-dum] | Lincoln |
| Eboracum | [Eh-borra-cum] | York |
| Mamucium | [Mah-moochy-um] | Manchester |
| Dolaucothi | [Doh-loh-cothee] | Welsh Gold Mines |
| Durovernum | [Doo-rove-err-num] | Canterbury |
| Regulbium | [Re-goolby-um] | Reculver |
| Rutupiae | [Roo-too-pee-ay] | Richborough |
| Dubris | [Doo-briss] | Dover |
| Lemanis | [Leh-mann-iss] | Lympne |
| Anderita | [An-der-reeta] | Pevensey |