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:
“If we are marked to die, we are enough
To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“In a time of confusion and rapid change like the present, when terms are continually turning inside out and the names of things hardly keep their meaning from day to day, it’s not possible to write two honest paragraphs without stopping to take crossbearings on every one of the abstractions that were so well ranged in ornate marble niches in the minds of our fathers.”
—John Dos Passos (1896–1970)