For the sake of connotation, cities and other political units are generally referred to by their classical rather than contemporary names. It should be obvious from context where any particular spot lies on the map. However, the following list of geographical equivalents may be found interesting.

Ancyra: Ankara, Turkey

Aquitania: West central France

Arausio: Orange, France

Asia: In ordinary Roman usage, the modern Asia Minor plus India

Byzantium: Istanbul, Turkey

Cimberland: Himmerland, northern Jutland, Denmark

Cimmerian Bosporus: A Greek kingdom in the Crimea

Colchis: Mingrelian Georgia, U.S.S.R.

Dacia: Rumania