Country Names
| Roman name | Modern name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | Great Britain | Tacitus |
| Caledonia | Scotland | Tacitus |
| Hibernia | Ireland |
Read more about this topic: List Of Roman Place Names In Britain
Famous quotes containing the words country and/or names:
“Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy gets the Catholic Church. America gets Hollywood.”
—Erica Jong (b. 1942)
“The pangs of conscience, where are the pangs of conscience? Orestes and Clytemnestra, Reinhold doesn’t even know the names of those fine folk. He simply hopes, heartily and sincerely, that Franz is dead as a doornail and won’t be found.”
—Alfred Döblin (1878–1957)