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 rose to become important commercial and cultural centers, transportation hubs and capitals of global empires.
| Foundation | Latin name | Modern-day | Modern country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 753 BC | Roma | Rome | Italy |
| 273 BC | Cosa | Orbetello | Italy |
| 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 [1] |
| 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 |
| 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 [2] |
| 49 BC | Iulia Romula Hispalis | Seville | Spain |
| 45 BC | Pietas Iulia Pola | Pula | Croatia |
| 45 BC | Iader | Zadar | Croatia |
| 45 BC | Salona | Solin | Croatia |
| 45 BC | Narona | Vid | Croatia |
| 45BC | Epidaurum | Cavtat | Croatia |
| 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 [3] |
| 29–19 BC | Castra Legionis | León | Spain |
| 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 | Zürich | 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 |
| 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 | Ávila | Spain |
| 1st c. BC | Lousonna | Lausanne | Switzerland |
| 1st c. BC | Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum | Nijmegen | Netherlands [4] |
| 1st c. BC | Poetovium | Ptuj | Slovenia [5] |
| 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 |
| 20 AD | Tiberias | Tiberias | Israel |
| 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 | United Kingdom [6] |
| 43 AD | Londinium | London | United Kingdom |
| 43 AD | Albanianis | Alphen aan den Rijn | Netherlands |
| 43 AD | Lauri | Woerden | Netherlands |
| 43 AD | Durovernum Cantiacorum | Canterbury | United Kingdom |
| 43 AD | Regulbium | Reculver | United Kingdom |
| 43 AD | Rutupiae | Richborough | United Kingdom |
| 43 AD | Novae | Svishtov | Bulgaria |
| 45 AD | Colonia Claudia Savariensum | Szombathely | Hungary [7] |
| 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 | United Kingdom |
| 50 AD | Ratae Corieltauvorum | Leicester | United Kingdom |
| 50 AD | Durocobrivis | Dunstable | United Kingdom |
| 50 AD | Colonia Agrippina | Cologne | Germany |
| 50 AD | Durocornovium | Swindon | United Kingdom |
| 50 AD | Verulamium | St. Albans | United Kingdom |
| 50 AD | Letocetum | Wall | United Kingdom |
| 50 AD | Dubris | Dover | United Kingdom |
| 50 AD | Danum | Doncaster | United Kingdom |
| 52 AD | Mediolanum | Whitchurch | United Kingdom |
| 55 AD | Isca Dumnoniorum | Exeter | United Kingdom |
| 55 AD | Blestium | Monmouth | United Kingdom |
| 58 AD | Viroconium Cornoviorum | Wroxeter | United Kingdom |
| 60 AD | Aquae Sulis | Bath | United Kingdom |
| 60 AD | Durnovaria | Dorchester | United Kingdom |
| 60 AD | Lindinis | Ilchester | United Kingdom |
| 60 AD | Ad Flexum | Mosonmagyaróvár | Hungary |
| 70 AD | Clausentum | Southampton | United Kingdom |
| 70 AD | Venta Belgarum | Winchester | United Kingdom |
| 70 AD | Calleva Atrebatum | Silchester | United Kingdom |
| 70 AD | Duroliponte | Cambridge | United Kingdom |
| 70 AD | Concangis | Chester-le-Street | United Kingdom |
| 70 AD | Condate | Northwich | United Kingdom |
| 70 AD | Corinium Dobunnorum | Cirencester | United Kingdom |
| 71 AD | Eboracum | York | United Kingdom |
| 72 AD | Luguvalium | Carlisle | United Kingdom |
| 73 AD | Arae Flaviae | Rottweil | Germany |
| 74 AD | Isca Augusta | Caerleon | United Kingdom |
| 74 AD | Lagentium | Castleford | United Kingdom |
| 75 AD | Moridunum | Carmarthen | United Kingdom |
| 75 AD | Venta Silurum | Caerwent | United Kingdom |
| 79 AD | Deva Victrix | Chester | United Kingdom |
| 79 AD | Mamucium | Manchester | United Kingdom |
| 79 AD | Olicana | Ilkley | United Kingdom |
| 79 AD | Vinovia | Binchester | United Kingdom |
| 80 AD | Inveresk Roman Fort | Musselburgh | United Kingdom |
| 83 AD | Bonames (present city district) | Frankfurt | Germany |
| 85 AD | Coria | Corbridge | United Kingdom |
| 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 | United Kingdom |
| 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 | United Kingdom |
| 1st c. AD | Bovium | Cowbridge | United Kingdom |
| 1st c. AD | Burgodunum | Leeds | United Kingdom |
| 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 | United Kingdom |
| 1st c. AD | Andautonia | Zagreb | 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 |
| 103-105 AD | Drobeta | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | Romania |
| 106 AD | Nicopolis ad Nestum | Garmen | Bulgaria |
| 106 AD | Porolissum | Moigrad | Romania |
| 106 AD | Apulum | Alba Iulia | Romania |
| 107 AD | Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa | Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara | Romania |
| 107-108 AD | Napoca | Cluj-Napoca | Romania |
| 107-108 AD | Potaissa | Turda | Romania |
| 120 AD | Pons Aelius | Newcastle upon Tyne | United Kingdom |
| 120 AD | Durovigutum | Godmanchester | United Kingdom |
| 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 | Sitifis | Setif | Algeria |
| 2nd c. AD | Constantine | Constantine | Algeria |
| 2nd c. AD | Pomaria | Tlemcen | Algeria |
| 2nd c. AD | Partiscum | Szeged | Hungary |
| 2nd c. AD | Calisia | Kalisz | Poland [8] |
| 3rd c. AD | Desa | Desa, Dolj | Romania |
| 210 AD | Aurelia Aquensis | Baden-Baden | Germany |
| 273 AD | Urbs Aurelianorum | Orléans | France |
| early 4th century AD | Kovachevsko kale | Kovachevo, Targovishte | Bulgaria |
| 421 AD | Venetiae | Venice | Italy |
| 7th c. AD | Ragusium | Dubrovnik | Croatia |
| 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 |
| 148 BC | Byzantium before 330 AD - Constantinopolis after 330 AD | Istanbul | Turkey |
| 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 |
| 1st c. BC | Apollonia | Apollonia–Arsuf | Israel |
| 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 [9] | 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 [10] | 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 |
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