This is a list of cities and towns founded by the Romans.
It lists cities established and built by the ancient Romans to have begun as a colony, often for the settlement of citizens or veterans of the legions. Many Roman colonies in antiquity|Roman colonies rose to become important commercial and cultural centers, transportation hubs and capitals of global empires.
Cities founded by the Romans
| Foundation | Latin name | Modern-day | Modern country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 753 BC | Roma | Rome | Italy |
| 273 BC | Cosa | Orbetello | Italy[1] |
| 268 BC | Ariminum | Rimini | Italy |
| 220 BC | Belum | Belluno | Italy |
| 218 BC | Placentia | Piacenza | Italy |
| 218 BC | Tarraco | Tarragona | Spain |
| 206 BC | Italica | Santiponce | Spain[2] |
| 3rd c. BC | Modoetia | Monza | Italy |
| 197 BC | Salernum | Salerno | Italy |
| 189 BC | Bononia | Bologna | Italy |
| 188 BC | Forum Livii | Forlì | Italy |
| 187 BC | Regium Lepidi | Reggio Emilia | Italy |
| 181 BC | Aquileia | Aquileia | Italy |
| 169 BC | Colonia Patricia Corduba | Córdoba | Spain |
| 168 BC | Ascrivium | Kotor | Montenegro |
| 138 BC | Valentia Edetanorum | Valencia | Spain |
| 138 BC | Scalabis | Santarém | Portugal |
| 136 BC | Villa Euracini | Póvoa de Varzim | Portugal |
| 123 BC | Palma | Palma de Mallorca | Spain |
| 118 BC | Colonia Narbo Martius | Narbonne | France |
| 2nd c. BC | Massa | Massa | Italy |
| 2nd c. BC | Pistoria | Pistoia | Italy |
| 95 BC | Confloenta | Duratón | Spain |
| 77 BC | Gerunda | Girona | Spain |
| 74 BC | Pompaelo | Pamplona | Spain |
| 73 BC | Naissus | Niš | Serbia |
| 62 BC | Brigantium | A Coruña | Spain |
| 59 BC | Florentia | Florence | Italy |
| 58 BC | Vesontio | Besançon | France |
| 52 BC | Lutetia Parisiorum | Paris | France |
| 50 BC | Iulia Aemona | Ljubljana | Slovenia |
| 50 BC | Atuatuca Tungrorum | Tongeren | Belgium[3] |
| 49 BC | Iulia Romula Hispalis | Seville | Spain |
| 44 BC | Augusta Raurica | Augst | Switzerland |
| 44 BC | Noviodunum | Nyon | Switzerland |
| 43 BC | Lugdunum | Lyon | France |
| 35 BC | Siscia | Sisak | Croatia |
| 30 BC | Marsonia | Slavonski Brod | Croatia |
| 30 BC | Augusta Treverorum | Trier | Germany[4] |
| 29–19 BC | Castra Legionis | León | Spain |
| 28 BC (before) | Nemausus | Nîmes | France |
| 28 BC | Augusta Taurinorum | Turin | Italy |
| 25 BC | Augusta Praetoria Salassorum | Aosta | Italy |
| 25 BC | Emerita Augusta | Mérida | Spain |
| 25 BC | Norba Caesarina | Cáceres | Spain |
| 25 BC | Lucus Augusta | Lugo | Spain |
| 25–13 BC | Caesarea | Caesarea | Israel |
| 20 BC | Bracara Augusta | Braga | Portugal |
| 16 BC | Curia Raetorum | Chur | Switzerland |
| 16 BC | Novaesium | Neuss | Germany |
| 15 BC | Castra Vetera (15 BC to 110 AD) - Colonia Ulpia Traiana (after 110 AD) | Xanten | Germany |
| 15 BC | Pons Drusi | Bolzano | Italy |
| 15 BC | Ovilava | Wels | Austria |
| 15 BC | Iuvavum | Salzburg | Austria |
| 15 BC | Augusta Vindelicorum | Augsburg | Germany |
| 15 BC | Turicum | Zurich | Switzerland |
| 14 BC | Asturica Augusta | Astorga | Spain |
| 14 BC | Borbetomagus | Worms | Germany |
| 14 BC | Caesaraugusta | Zaragoza | Spain |
| 14 BC | Sirmium | Sremska Mitrovica | Serbia |
| 14 BC | Sorviodurum | Straubing | Germany |
| 13–12 BC | Mogontiacum | Mainz | Germany |
| 110 AD | Colonia Ulpia Traiana (after 110 AD) - Castra Ventra (15 BC to 110 AD) | Xanten | Germany |
| 12 BC | Argentoratum | Strasbourg | France |
| 11 BC | Bonna | Bonn | Germany |
| 10 BC | Noviomagus | Speyer | Germany |
| 9 BC | Castellum apud Confluentes | Koblenz | Germany |
| 1st c. BC | Divodurum | Metz | France |
| 1st c. BC | Caesaromagus | Beauvais | France |
| 1st c. BC | Ambianum | Amiens | France |
| 1st c. BC | Faventia Paterna Barcino | Barcelona | Spain |
| 1st c. BC | Abila | Avila | Spain |
| 1st c. BC | Lousonna | Lausanne | Switzerland |
| 1st c. BC | Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum | Nijmegen | Netherlands[5] |
| 1st c. BC | Poetovium | Ptuj | Slovenia[6] |
| 6 AD | Rigomagus | Remagen | Germany |
| 6 AD | Aquae Mattiacorum | Wiesbaden | Germany |
| 9 AD | Mursa | Osijek | Croatia |
| 15 AD | Vindonissa | Windisch | Switzerland |
| 16 AD | Aventicum | Avenches | Switzerland |
| 39 AD | Praetorium Agrippinae | Valkenburg | Netherlands |
| 40 AD | Lopodunum | Ladenburg | Germany |
| 41 AD | Lugdunum Batavorum | Katwijk | Netherlands |
| 42 AD | Aequum | Čitluk | Croatia |
| 43 AD | Camulodunum | Colchester | UK[7] |
| 43 AD | Londinium | London | UK |
| 43 AD | Albanianis | Alphen aan den Rijn | Netherlands |
| 43 AD | Lauri | Woerden | Netherlands |
| 43 AD | Durovernum Cantiacorum | Canterbury | UK |
| 43 AD | Regulbium | Reculver | UK |
| 43 AD | Rutupiae | Richborough | UK |
| 43 AD | Novae | Svishtov | Bulgaria |
| 45 AD | Colonia Claudia Savariensum | Szombathely | Hungary[8] |
| 46 AD | Viminacium | Kostolac | Serbia |
| 47 AD | Traiectum | Utrecht | Netherlands |
| 47 AD | Matilo | Leiden | Netherlands |
| 47 AD | Forum Hadriani | Voorburg | Netherlands |
| 47 AD | Nigrum Pullum | Zwammerdam | Netherlands |
| 48 AD | Lindum Colonia | Lincoln | UK |
| 50 AD | Ratae Corieltauvorum | Leicester | UK |
| 50 AD | Durocobrivis | Dunstable | UK |
| 50 AD | Colonia Agrippina | Cologne | Germany |
| 50 AD | Durocornovium | Swindon | UK |
| 50 AD | Verulamium | St. Albans | UK |
| 50 AD | Letocetum | Wall | UK |
| 50 AD | Dubris | Dover | UK |
| 50 AD | Danum | Doncaster | UK |
| 52 AD | Mediolanum | Whitchurch | UK |
| 55 AD | Isca Dumnoniorum | Exeter | UK |
| 55 AD | Blestium | Monmouth | UK |
| 58 AD | Viroconium Cornoviorum | Wroxeter | UK |
| 60 AD | Aquae Sulis | Bath | UK |
| 60 AD | Durnovaria | Dorchester | UK |
| 60 AD | Lindinis | Ilchester | UK |
| 60 AD | Ad Flexum | Mosonmagyaróvár | Hungary |
| 70 AD | Clausentum | Southampton | UK |
| 70 AD | Venta Belgarum | Winchester | UK |
| 70 AD | Calleva Atrebatum | Silchester | UK |
| 70 AD | Duroliponte | Cambridge | UK |
| 70 AD | Concangis | Chester-le-Street | UK |
| 70 AD | Condate | Northwich | UK |
| 70 AD | Corinium Dobunnorum | Cirencester | UK |
| 71 AD | Eboracum | York | UK |
| 72 AD | Luguvalium | Carlisle | UK |
| 73 AD | Arae Flaviae | Rottweil | Germany |
| 74 AD | Isca Augusta | Caerleon | UK |
| 74 AD | Lagentium | Castleford | UK |
| 75 AD | Moridunum | Carmarthen | UK |
| 75 AD | Venta Silurum | Caerwent | UK |
| 79 AD | Deva Victrix | Chester | UK |
| 79 AD | Mamucium | Manchester | UK |
| 79 AD | Olicana | Ilkley | UK |
| 79 AD | Vinovia | Binchester | UK |
| 80 AD | Inveresk Roman Fort | Musselburgh | UK |
| 83 AD | Bonames (present city district) | Frankfurt am Main | Germany |
| 85 AD | Coria | Corbridge | UK |
| 85 AD | Gerulata | Bratislava | Slovakia |
| 89 AD | Vindobona | Vienna | Austria |
| 90 AD | Biriciana | Weißenburg in Bayern | Germany |
| 90 AD | Cannstatt Castrum | Stuttgart | Germany |
| 97 AD | Colonia Nervia Glevensium | Gloucester | UK |
| 98 AD | Sumelocenna | Rottenburg am Neckar | Germany |
| 98 AD | Traiectum ad Nicrem | Heidelberg | Germany |
| 1st c. AD | Castra Batavar | Passau | Germany |
| 1st c. AD | Nida | Frankfurt | Germany |
| 1st c. AD | Lactodurum | Towcester | UK |
| 1st c. AD | Bovium | Cowbridge | UK |
| 1st c. AD | Burgodunum | Leeds | UK |
| 1st c. AD | Lentia | Linz | Austria |
| 1st c. AD | Aquae Granni | Aachen | Germany |
| 1st c. AD | Portus Victoriae Iuliobrigensium | Santander | Spain |
| 1st c. AD | Complutum | Alcalá de Henares | Spain |
| 1st c. AD | Aeminium | Coimbra | Portugal |
| 1st c. AD | Traiectum ad Mosam | Maastricht | Netherlands |
| 1st c. AD | Coriovallum | Heerlen | Netherlands |
| 1st c. AD | Portus Lemanis | Lympne | UK |
| 1st c. AD | Colonia Pietas Iulia Pola Pollentia Herculanea | Pula | Croatia |
| 1st c. AD | Andautonia | Zagreb | Croatia |
| 1st c. AD | Salona | Solin | Croatia |
| 1st c. AD | Cibalae | Vinkovci | Croatia |
| 1st c. AD | Aquae Helveticae | Baden | Switzerland |
| 1st c. AD | Gesoriacum | Boulogne-sur-Mer | France |
| 1st c. AD | Storgosia | Pleven | Bulgaria |
| 1st c. AD | Comagenis | Tulln | Austria |
| 100 AD | Sostra | Lomets, Lovech | Bulgaria |
| 101-106 AD | Nicopolis ad Istrum | Nikyup, Veliko Tarnovo | Bulgaria |
| 103 AD | Aquincum | Budapest | Hungary |
| 106 AD | Nicopolis ad Nestum | Garmen | Bulgaria |
| 107 AD | Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa | Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara | Romania |
| 108 AD | Apulum | Alba Iulia | Romania |
| 120 AD | Pons Aelius | Newcastle upon Tyne | UK |
| 120 AD | Durovigutum | Godmanchester | UK |
| 125 AD | Hadrianopolis | Edirne | Turkey |
| 131 AD | Aelia Capitolina | Jerusalem (part of) | Israel / State of Palestine |
| 150 AD | Ala | Aalen | Germany |
| 179 AD | Castra Regina | Regensburg | Germany |
| 2nd c. AD | Theranda | Prizren | Kosovo |
| 2nd c. AD | Pomaria | Tlemcen | Algeria |
| 2nd c. AD | Partiscum | Szeged | Hungary |
| 2nd c. AD | Calisia | Kalisz | Poland[9] |
| 3rd c. AD | Desa | Desa, Dolj | Romania |
| 210 AD | Aurelia Aquensis | Baden-Baden | Germany |
| 273 AD | Urbs Aurelianorum | Orléans | France |
| 330 AD | Constantinopolis | Istanbul | Turkey |
| early 4th century AD | Kovachevsko kale | Kovachevo, Targovishte | Bulgaria |
| 421 AD | Venetiae | Venice | Italy |
| 7th c. AD | Ragusium | Dubrovnik | Croatia |
Cities not founded by the Romans, but which have gained importance with them
| Conquest | Latin name | Modern-day | Modern country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th c. BC | Pompeii | Pompei | Italy |
| 338 BC | Capua | Capua | Italy |
| 315 BC | Thessalonica | Thessaloniki | Greece |
| 3rd c. BC | Volubilis | Meknes | Morocco |
| 2st c. AD | Sopianae | Pécs | Hungary |
| 500 BC | Arrabona | Győr | Hungary |
| 350 BC | Scarbantia | Sopron | Hungary |
| 293 BC | Barium | Bari | Italy |
| 293 BC | Antiochia | Antakya | Turkey |
| 268 BC | Asculum | Ascoli Piceno | Italy |
| 229 BC | Dyrrachium | Durrës | Albania |
| 225 BC | Brixia | Brescia | Italy |
| 222 BC | Mediolanum | Milan | Italy |
| 196 BC | Comum | Como | Italy |
| 146 BC | Colonia Augusta Achaica Patrensis | Patras | Greece |
| 146 BC | Tingi | Tangier | Morocco |
| 133 BC | Attalia | Antalya | Turkey |
| 89 BC | Patavium | Padua | Italy |
| 1st c. BC | Romula | Reşca,Dobrosloveni | Romania |
| 1st c. BC | Sucidava | Corabia | Romania |
| 78 BC | Spalatum | Split | Croatia |
| 74 BC | Nicomedia | İzmit | Turkey |
| 72 BC | Nicaea | İznik | Turkey |
| 67 BC | Tarsus | Tarsus | Turkey |
| 64 BC | Berytus | Beirut | Lebanon |
| 29 BC[10] | Ulpia Serdica | Sofia | Bulgaria |
| 29 BC | Colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria | Archar, Vidin | Bulgaria |
| 15 BC | Poetovio | Ptuj | Slovenia |
| 15 BC | Neviodunum | Drnovo | Slovenia |
| 15 BC | Celeia | Celje | Slovenia |
| 15 BC | Nauportus | Vrhnika | Slovenia |
| 9 AD | Solva | Esztergom | Hungary |
| 10 AD | Colonia Ulpia Oescensium (Oescus) | Gigen, Pleven | Bulgaria |
| 15 AD [11] | Odessos | Varna | Bulgaria |
| 44 AD | Colonia Claudia Caesarea | Cherchell | Algeria |
| 46 AD | Aquae Calidae | Burgas | Bulgaria |
| 46 AD | Cabyle | Kabile, Yambol | Bulgaria |
| 46 AD | Develtos | Debelt, Burgas | Bulgaria |
| 46 AD | Philippopolis | Plovdiv | Bulgaria |
| 46 AD | Ulpia Augusta Traiana | Stara Zagora | Bulgaria |
| 46 AD | Diocletianopolis | Hisarya | Bulgaria |
| 64 AD | Trapezus | Trabzon | Turkey |
| 69 AD | Sexaginta Prista | Ruse | Bulgaria |
| 1st century AD | Drobeta | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | Romania |
| late 1st or early 2nd century AD | Abritus | Razgrad | Bulgaria |
| 106AD | Marcianopolis | Devnya | Bulgaria |
| 106 AD | Durostorum | Silistra | Bulgaria |
| earliest preserved mention of the city from 106 AD | Pautalia | Kyustendil | Bulgaria |
| 117 AD | Artaxata | Artashat | Armenia |
See also
References
- ↑ Fentress, E. and Perkins, P. (2016). Cosa and the Ager Cosanus. In A Companion to Roman Italy, A.E. Cooley (Ed.). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118993125.ch19
- ↑ The first purely Roman city to be established outside Italy
- ↑ Oldest city in Belgium
- ↑ It has a claim to being the oldest city in Germany
- ↑ Oldest city in the Netherlands
- ↑ Oldest city in Slovenia
- ↑ It has a claim to being the oldest city in Britain
- ↑ Oldest city in Hungary
- ↑ Oldest city in Poland
- ↑ "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), SE´RDICA". www.perseus.tufts.edu.
- ↑ "ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONUMENTS FROM ANCIENT ODESSOS HOLD GREAT POTENTIAL FOR CULTURAL TOURISM IN BULGARIA'S VARNA, MUSEUM DIRECTOR SAYS". Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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