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The following tables show the correspondence between ancient Roman names and modern names for locations in Portugal.
[edit] Cities and Villas
| Roman name |
Current name |
| Aeminium |
butt |
| 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)
[edit] Mountains
