Roman Town Name Generator
Authentic Latin place names from across the Empire
Generate real Roman town and city names from Britain to Syria: Londinium, Lugdunum, Augusta Treverorum, Emerita Augusta, Aquae Sulis, Thamugadi. The names are attested Latin toponyms, ideal for historical fiction, Rome-themed games and classroom projects.
About Roman town names
Roman town names are a record of how the Empire grew. In Italy and the old Greek world, Rome mostly kept the names it found: Neapolis, Syracusae, Ephesus. In the provinces it Latinised native names (Londinium from a Celtic root, Lutetia from the Parisii's settlement) or coined new ones from what the place offered: Aquae Sulis "the waters of Sulis" at Bath, Aquae Sextiae "the waters of Sextius" at Aix-en-Provence, Salinae for a salt works. Many towns also carried the name of the local tribe as a second element: Corinium Dobunnorum, Venta Belgarum, Isca Dumnoniorum.
The most Roman-sounding names of all are the imperial foundations. Colonies for veterans were named after the emperor who founded them, such as Augusta Treverorum (Trier), Emerita Augusta (Mérida), Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium (Cologne) and Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, while military bases used blunt descriptive labels like Castra Regina "the fort on the Regen" or Pons Aelius "Aelius' bridge", the original Newcastle. Words like Castra, Colonia, Portus, Aquae, Forum and Pons still survive in modern place names such as Chester, Cologne, Porto, Aix, Fréjus and Pontefract.
The list holds attested toponyms from Britain, Gaul, the Rhine and Danube frontiers, Iberia, Italy, North Africa, Egypt, the Mediterranean islands, Greece, Asia Minor, Syria and the Black Sea coast, so a name can fit any corner of the Empire.
How to choose Roman town names
- Match the region: names ending in -dunum, -magus and -durum are Gaulish and British; -acum is Gaulish; Greek-derived names like Nicopolis or Neapolis belong in the East and southern Italy.
- For an invented Roman town, combine a real formula (Colonia, Augusta, Aquae, Castra, Forum or Portus) with a tribal or river name (Aquae Sarniae, Forum Corvinum).
- Look up the modern city behind a name (Lutetia is Paris, Vindobona is Vienna, Aquincum is Budapest); the real history often supplies plot material for free.
- Use the full tribal form (Venta Belgarum) in official or narrator voice and the short form (Venta) in dialogue, exactly as Romans did.
- Latin place names are pronounced with hard c and g and every vowel sounded: Caesaromagus is roughly kai-sa-ro-MAH-gus.
Frequently asked questions
How did Roman towns get their names?
Most were Latinised versions of earlier native names, descriptions of a local feature (springs, salt, a bridge, a ford) or dedications to an emperor. Veteran colonies were often named after the founding emperor, such as Augusta or Colonia Claudia.
What do common endings like -dunum, -magus and -acum mean?
They come from Gaulish and British Celtic: -dunum means fort or hill fort, -magus means field or market, -durum means walled town or gate, and -acum marks an estate belonging to someone. Rome kept these endings when it Latinised the names.
Are these real Roman place names or invented?
They are real names recorded in Roman itineraries, inscriptions and geographers such as Ptolemy and the Antonine Itinerary, from great cities down to road stations and frontier forts. Spellings follow common Latin forms used by historians. The list was de-duplicated and screened, but not compared entry by entry with a gazetteer, so confirm a spelling before you rely on it.
Can I use these names in a novel, game or D&D campaign?
Yes. Ancient place names are public domain, and using genuine ones is the fastest way to make a Roman-flavoured setting feel researched. If you want something invented, follow the same formulas the Romans used.
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All 1,000 Roman town names
A: 144 names
- Aballo
- Abbir Maius
- Abella
- Abila
- Abodiacum
- Abonae
- Abrittus
- Abthugni
- Acelum
- Acitodunum
- Acruvium
- Acumincum
- Ad Lapidem
- Ad Militare
- Ad Pontem
- Ad Trivonam
- Adraa
- Aeclanum
- Aegeae
- Aelia Capitolina
- Aenona
- Aequinoctium
- Aesis
- Aeso
- Agbia
- Agedincum
- Aginnum
- Agrigentum
- Aguntum
- Alabum
- Alauna
- Alauna Viducassium
- Albaniana
- Albiga
- Albulae
- Aletrium
- Alexandria
- Alexandria ad Issum
- Alisca
- Alisincum
- Allon
- Almus
- Altava
- Altiaia
- Altinum
- Amantia
- Ambrussum
- Amphipolis
A, continued
- Ancona
- Ancyra
- Andelos
- Andematunnum
- Anderitum
- Anderitum Gabalorum
- Angustia
- Annamatia
- Anthemusia
- Antinoopolis
- Antiochia
- Antipolis
- Antium
- Apamea
- Apollonia
- Apri
- Apsorus
- Apta Iulia
- Apulum
- Aquae Arnemetiae
- Aquae Bormonis
- Aquae Calidae
- Aquae Convenarum
- Aquae Dacicae
- Aquae Granni
- Aquae Helveticae
- Aquae Mattiacorum
- Aquae Neri
- Aquae Persianae
- Aquae Regiae
- Aquae Segetae
- Aquae Sextiae
- Aquae Sirenses
- Aquae Sulis
- Aquae Tarbellicae
- Aquae Tibilitanae
- Aquae Voconiae
- Aquileia
- Aquincum
- Arausio
- Arbeia
- Arcobriga
- Ardea
- Ardotalia
- Aregenua
- Arelape
- Arelate
- Argentoratum
A, continued
- Argentovaria
- Argyruntum
- Aricia
- Ariconium
- Ariminum
- Arrabona
- Arretium
- Arrubium
- Arucci
- Arunda
- Arupium
- Asculum Picenum
- Assuras
- Asturica Augusta
- Ategua
- Ateste
- Athenae
- Atina
- Atrans
- Atria
- Atuatuca Tungrorum
- Aufidena
- Augusta Praetoria
- Augusta Raurica
- Augusta Suessionum
- Augusta Taurinorum
- Augusta Traiana
- Augusta Treverorum
- Augusta Tricastinorum
- Augusta Vindelicorum
- Augustobona
- Augustodunum
- Augustodurum
- Augustomagus
- Augustonemetum
- Aulon
- Aunedonnacum
- Aureus Mons
- Ausa
- Ausculum
- Autricum
- Auximum
- Auzia
- Avaricum
- Avennio
- Aventicum
- Avitta Bibba
- Azaum
B: 75 names
- Badias
- Baeterrae
- Bagacum
- Baiae
- Balanea
- Balsa
- Banna
- Bannaventa
- Bannovallum
- Bantia
- Bararus
- Barbalissus
- Barbesula
- Barcino
- Barium
- Bassiana
- Basti
- Batavis
- Batnae
- Beda
- Bedaium
- Begastri
- Beneharnum
- Beneventum
- Berenice Troglodytica
- Bergomum
- Bergule
- Berytus
- Bibra
- Bibracte
- Bibrax
- Bigeste
- Biriciana
- Bisica
- Bistue Nova
- Bizye
- Blanda Iulia
B, continued
- Blandae
- Blariacum
- Blatobulgium
- Blavia
- Blestium
- Boiodurum
- Bonna
- Bononia
- Bostra
- Boutae
- Bovium
- Bracara Augusta
- Branodunum
- Bravoniacum
- Bravonium
- Bremenium
- Bremetennacum
- Bremia
- Brigaecium
- Brigantium
- Brigetio
- Brigobannis
- Briva Isarae
- Brixia
- Brocavum
- Brundisium
- Bubastis
- Bulla Regia
- Burdigala
- Burgenae
- Burginatium
- Burrium
- Bursao
- Buthrotum
- Butua
- Butuntum
- Byllis
- Byzantium
C: 129 names
- Cabellio
- Cabillonum
- Cabyle
- Caere
- Caesaraugusta
- Caesarea Maritima
- Caesarea Mauretaniae
- Caesarea Mazaca
- Caesarodunum
- Caesaromagus
- Caesena
- Caieta
- Calacum
- Calatia
- Calcaria
- Cale
- Callatis
- Calleva Atrebatum
- Camaracum
- Cambete
- Cambodunum
- Camboritum
- Campona
- Camulodunum
- Cannabiaca
- Canonium
- Canovium
- Canusium
- Capera
- Capua
- Caput Vada
- Carcaso
- Carnuntum
- Carpentorate
- Carpis
- Carrodunum
- Carsioli
- Carteia
- Carthago
- Carthago Nova
- Cartima
- Carvo
- Cascantum
C, continued
- Cassandrea
- Castra Exploratorum
- Castra Regina
- Castra Traiana
- Castrum Truentinum
- Catana
- Cataractonium
- Catualium
- Caturigomagus
- Cauca
- Caudium
- Caurium
- Causennae
- Celeia
- Celeusum
- Cemenelum
- Cenabum
- Centumcellae
- Centuripae
- Ceuclum
- Chalcedon
- Chalcis ad Belum
- Charachmoba
- Chersonesus Taurica
- Choba
- Chullu
- Chusira
- Cibalae
- Cibyra
- Cicucium
- Cillium
- Cirpi
- Cirta
- Citharista
- Clausentum
- Clunia
- Clusium
- Clysma
- Cnidus
- Coccium
- Coela
- Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
- Colonia Ulpia Traiana
C, continued
- Comana Pontica
- Combretovium
- Comum
- Concangis
- Concordia Sagittaria
- Condate
- Condate Redonum
- Condatomagus
- Conimbriga
- Consabura
- Contrebia Belaisca
- Contributa Iulia
- Cora
- Corcyra
- Corduba
- Coria
- Corinium Dobunnorum
- Corinthus
- Cornacum
- Corone
- Cortona
- Cosa
- Cosedia
- Cossium
- Cossyra
- Cotiaeum
- Cremna
- Cremona
- Crociatonum
- Crococalana
- Croton
- Crucium
- Crumerum
- Cularo
- Cumae
- Cumidava
- Cunetio
- Cuppae
- Curia Raetorum
- Curicum
- Curubis
- Cusum
- Cyrene
D: 36 names
- Dalluntum
- Danum
- Darioritum
- Darnis
- Dausara
- Dea Augusta
- Decetia
- Delgovicia
- Derventio
- Deva Victrix
- Dimum
- Dinia
- Diocletianopolis
- Dionysias
- Dionysopolis
- Dioscurias
- Divodurum
- Divona Cadurcorum
- Doclea
- Domavia
- Dorticum
- Dubris
- Dura-Europos
- Durnomagus
- Durnovaria
- Durobrivae
- Durobrivae Castoris
- Durocobrivis
- Durocornovium
- Durocortorum
- Durolevum
- Durolipons
- Durolitum
- Durostorum
- Durovernum Cantiacorum
- Dyrrachium
E: 20 names
- Eboracum
- Eburodunum
- Edessa
- Egeta
- Egnatia
- Eliocroca
- Elusa
- Emerita Augusta
- Emona
- Emporiae
- Epamanduodurum
- Ephesus
- Epiacum
- Epidaurum
- Epidaurus
- Epora
- Eporedia
- Equizetum
- Ercavica
- Esbus
F: 17 names
- Fabrateria Nova
- Faesulae
- Falerii Novi
- Fanum Fortunae
- Fanum Martis
- Faventia
- Firmum Picenum
- Flanona
- Flavionavia
- Florentia
- Foetes
- Formiae
- Forum Germanorum
- Forum Iulii
- Forum Livii
- Fulginiae
- Furnos Maius
G: 20 names
- Gabala
- Gades
- Galava
- Gariannonum
- Gemellae
- Genava
- Genua
- Gerasa
- Gergovia
- Gesoriacum
- Giufi
- Glanum
- Glevum
- Gobannium
- Gomphi
- Gorsium
- Graccurris
- Gratianopolis
- Guntia
- Gytheum
H: 20 names
- Habitancum
- Hadrianopolis
- Hadrumetum
- Halicanum
- Harenatium
- Hasta Regia
- Heba
- Henna
- Heraclea Lucaniae
- Heraclea Sintica
- Heracleopolis Magna
- Herculaneum
- Hierapolis Bambyce
- Hippo Regius
- Hippos
- Hispalis
- Histria
- Horrea Caelia
- Hostilia
- Hydruntum
I: 33 names
- Iader
- Iatinum
- Iatrus
- Ibida
- Iciniacum
- Icorigium
- Iculisma
- Iesso
- Igabrum
- Ilerda
- Ilici
- Ilipla
- Illiberis
- Iluro
- Ingena
- Interamna Nahars
- Intercatia
- Intercisa
- Iomnium
- Iovia
- Ioviacum
- Ipagrum
- Isca Augusta
- Isca Dumnoniorum
- Ischalis
- Isturgi
- Isurium Brigantum
- Italica
- Iuliobona
- Iuliomagus
- Iulium Carnicum
- Iunci
- Iuvavum
L: 59 names
- Lacipo
- Lacobriga
- Lactodurum
- Lactora
- Lagentium
- Lamasba
- Lambaesis
- Lambafundi
- Lambiridi
- Laminium
- Lampsacus
- Lancia
- Lanuvium
- Laodicea ad Lycum
- Laodicea Combusta
- Lares
- Lauriacum
- Laus Pompeia
- Lavatris
- Lebadea
- Lederata
- Legedia
- Legio
- Lemanis
- Leptis Magna
- Lesera
- Letocetum
- Leucarum
- Leucas
- Leusinium
- Levefanum
- Levobrinta
- Libisosa
- Lilybaeum
- Limisa
- Limonum
- Lindinis
- Lindum Colonia
- Lissus
- Locri Epizephyrii
- Locus Felicis
- Londinium
- Longovicium
- Lopsica
- Lousonna
- Luca
- Lucus Augusti
- Luentinum
- Lugdunum
- Lugdunum Convenarum
- Lugio
- Luguvalium
- Luna
- Lupiae
- Lussonium
- Lutetia
- Luteva
- Lutudarum
- Lysimachia
M: 57 names
- Macomades
- Madauros
- Magiovinium
- Maglona
- Magnesia ad Maeandrum
- Magnis
- Mamucium
- Manduessedum
- Mantua
- Marcianopolis
- Marcomagus
- Margidunum
- Margum
- Masclianae
- Mascula
- Massilia
- Matilo
- Matisco
- Matrica
- Maxula
- Mazara
- Medeon
- Mediobogdum
- Mediolanum
- Mediolanum Aulercorum
- Mediolanum Ordovicum
- Megara
- Membressa
- Mesembria
- Messana
- Metapontum
- Methone
- Metlosedum
- Metulum
- Mevaniola
- Mididi
- Miletus
- Milevum
- Minnodunum
- Minturnae
- Misenum
- Missua
- Mogentiana
- Mogontiacum
- Morbium
- Moridunum
- Municipium Dardanorum
- Municipium Malvesiatium
- Munigua
- Murgi
- Mursa
- Mursella
- Musti
- Mutina
- Mylasa
- Myra
- Mytilene
N: 44 names
- Naissus
- Napoca
- Narbo Martius
- Narnia
- Narona
- Nasium
- Naucratis
- Naupactus
- Nauportus
- Navio
- Neapolis
- Nedinum
- Nemausus
- Nemetacum
- Nemetostatio
- Nepte
- Neretum
- Nertobriga
- Nescania
- Neviodunum
- Nevirnum
- Nicaea
- Nicephorium
- Nicomedia
- Nicopolis
- Nicopolis ad Istrum
- Nidum
- Nisibis
- Nola
- Norba
- Noreia
- Novae
- Novaesium
- Novaria
- Noviodunum
- Noviodunum ad Istrum
- Noviomagus Batavorum
- Noviomagus Lexoviorum
- Noviomagus Nemetum
- Noviomagus Reginorum
- Novioregum
- Nuceria Alfaterna
- Numantia
- Numerus Syrorum
O: 22 names
- Obulcula
- Ocriculum
- Octodurus
- Ocuri
- Odessus
- Oea
- Oenoanda
- Oescus
- Oiasso
- Olbia
- Olicana
- Olisipo
- Onuba
- Opitergium
- Oretum
- Oricum
- Orthosia
- Ostia Antiqua
- Ostippo
- Ostra
- Othona
- Ovilava
P: 55 names
- Paestum
- Palmyra
- Panormus
- Panticapaeum
- Paphus
- Paraetonium
- Parma
- Parthanum
- Patara
- Patavium
- Pautalia
- Pax Iulia
- Pedona
- Pennelocus
- Pennocrucium
- Pergamum
- Perinthus
- Perusia
- Petavonium
- Petinesca
- Petromantalum
- Petuaria
- Pharia
- Pharsalus
- Phaselis
- Philippi
- Philippopolis
- Phoebiana
- Photice
- Picentia
- Pincum
- Pisae
- Pisaurum
- Pisida
- Pistoriae
- Pityus
- Placentia
- Poetovio
- Pola
- Pomaria
- Pompeii
- Pons Aelius
- Pontes
- Populonia
- Portus Adurni
- Portus Blendium
- Portus Ilicitanus
- Portus Namnetum
- Praeneste
- Prusa ad Olympum
- Ptolemais Ace
- Ptolemais Hermiou
- Pupput
- Puteoli
- Pylus
R: 33 names
- Raetinium
- Raphanaea
- Raphia
- Rapidum
- Ratae Corieltauvorum
- Ratiaria
- Ratiatum
- Rauda
- Rauranum
- Ravenna
- Regium Lepidi
- Regulbium
- Reii Apollinares
- Resaina
- Rhegium
- Rhode
- Rhosus
- Ricciacum
- Ricina
- Rider
- Rigodunum
- Rittium
- Rotomagus
- Rubi
- Ruessium
- Rusazus
- Ruscino
- Rusellae
- Rusguniae
- Ruspe
- Rusuccuru
- Rutunium
- Rutupiae
S: 79 names
- Sabratha
- Sacidava
- Sacili
- Saena Iulia
- Saguntum
- Sala Colonia
- Salamis
- Salduba
- Salernum
- Saletio
- Salinae
- Salmantica
- Salona
- Salsovia
- Samarobriva
- Sanitium
- Santicum
- Sardis
- Savaria
- Scarbantia
- Scodra
- Scupi
- Segeda
- Segedunum
- Segelocum
- Segermes
- Segida Augurina
- Segisamo
- Segobriga
- Segodunum
- Segontia
- Segontium
- Segovia
- Segustero
- Selge
- Sellium
- Selymbria
- Sena Gallica
- Senia
S, continued
- Septem Fratres
- Serdica
- Seressi
- Servitium
- Sestus
- Setia
- Sextantio
- Siagu
- Sicca Veneria
- Sicyon
- Sigarra
- Signia
- Singidunum
- Sinuessa
- Sirmium
- Siscia
- Sitomagus
- Smyrna
- Soli
- Sopianae
- Sorviodunum
- Sorviodurum
- Spinae
- Splonum
- Spoletium
- Stabiae
- Stobi
- Suasa
- Submuntorium
- Subur
- Sucro
- Suel
- Sufes
- Sufetula
- Sullecthum
- Sulloniacae
- Surrentum
- Sustri
- Sutrium
- Syracusae
T: 75 names
- Tabernae
- Talabriga
- Taliata
- Tanis
- Taparura
- Tarentum
- Tarnaiae
- Tarquinii
- Tarracina
- Tarraco
- Tarsatica
- Tarsus
- Tasgetium
- Tauroentum
- Tauromenium
- Taurunum
- Tavium
- Teate Marrucinorum
- Telesia
- Telo Martius
- Tempsa
- Tenedo
- Tergeste
- Teurnia
- Thabudeos
- Thacia
- Thaenae
- Thala
- Thamallula
- Thamugadi
- Thessalonica
- Theveste
- Thibaris
- Thibilis
- Thignica
- Thimida Regia
- Thubactis
T, continued
- Thuburbo Maius
- Thubursicu Bure
- Thugga
- Thurii
- Thusuros
- Tiberias
- Tibur
- Tichilla
- Ticinum
- Tigava
- Tingis
- Tipasa
- Tocolosida
- Toletum
- Tolosa
- Tolous
- Tomis
- Topirus
- Tornodurum
- Traianopolis
- Traiectum
- Trapezus
- Tricca
- Tricciana
- Tricornium
- Trimontium
- Tripontium
- Troesmis
- Tubunae
- Tubusuctu
- Tude
- Tullum
- Turicum
- Turnacum
- Turobriga
- Turris Tamalleni
- Tusculum
- Tyras
U: 15 names
- Uchi Maius
- Ucubi
- Ugernum
- Ugultunia
- Ulmetum
- Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa
- Ulpiana
- Urci
- Uria
- Utica
- Utus
- Uxacona
- Uxella
- Uxellodunum
- Uzappa
V: 58 names
- Vagniacis
- Valcum
- Valentia
- Valentia Edetanorum
- Vapincum
- Varae
- Vareia
- Varvaria
- Vasio Vocontiorum
- Vegium
- Veii
- Velia
- Vemania
- Venonis
- Venta Belgarum
- Venta Icenorum
- Venta Silurum
- Ventippo
- Venusia
- Vercellae
- Verecunda
- Verlucio
- Vernemetum
- Verona
- Verterae
- Verulae
- Verulamium
- Vesontio
- Vesunna
- Vetera
- Vetoniana
- Vetus Salina
- Vicetia
- Vicus Augusti
- Vienna Allobrogum
- Villa Faustini
- Viminacium
- Vindinum
- Vindobona
- Vindocladia
- Vindolanda
- Vindomis
- Vindomora
- Vindonissa
- Vinovia
- Vintium
- Viroconium Cornoviorum
- Virodunum
- Virosidum
- Virunum
- Viviscus
- Volaterrae
- Volcei
- Volsinii
- Volubilis
- Voreda
- Vorgium
- Vosolvia