thumbnail

Provincial Capitals of the Later Roman Empire with a Map

With the help of a map, can you guess all provincial capitals of the Roman Empire in 395 AD?
Click on the map to zoom in.
Modern-day names accepted if applicable.
Not including the purported province of Valentia.
Some provincial arrangements based off speculation.
Quiz by Dekkie
Rate:
Last updated: November 26, 2021
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
First submittedOctober 10, 2021
Times taken1,024
Average score24.6%
Rating4.83
Report this quizReport
15:00
Enter answer here
0
 / 118 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
 
Diocese of
Africa
Africa Byzacena
Hadrumetum
(Sousse)
Africa Zeugitana
Carthago
Mauretania Caesariensis
Caesarea
(Cherchell)
Mauretania Sitifensis
Setifis
Numidia
Constantina
(Constantine)
Tripolitana
Lepcis Magna
(Al-Khums)
 
Diocese of
Dacia
Dacia Mediterranea
Serdica
(Sofia)
Dacia Ripensis
Ratiaria
(Archar)
Dardania
Scupi
(Skopje)
Moesia I
Viminacium
(Kostolac)
Praevalitana
Doclea
(Podgorica)
 
Diocese of
Gaul
Alpes Poeninae et Graiae
Octodurus
(Martigny)
Belgica I
Augusta Treverorum
(Trier)
Belgica II
Durocortorum
(Reims)
Germania I
Argentoratum
(Strasbourg)
Germania II
Colonia Agrippina
(Cologne)
Lugdunensis I
Lugdunum
(Lyon)
Lugdunensis II
Rotomagus
(Rouen)
Lugdunensis III
Turonum
(Tours)
Lugdunensis IV
Senones
(Sens)
Sequania
Vesontio
(Besançon)
 
Diocese of
Italia Annonaria
Alpes Cottiae
Genua
(Genoa)
Flaminia et Picenum
Ravenna
Liguria et Aemilia
Mediolanum
(Milan)
Raetia I
Curia
(Chur)
Raetia II
Augusta Vindelicorum
(Augsburg)
Venetia et Histria
Aquileia
 
Diocese of
Pontus
Armenia I
Sebastea
(Sivas)
Armenia II
Melitene
(Malatya)
Armenia Maior
Theodosiopolis
(Erzurum)
Bithynia
Nicomedia
(İzmit)
Cappadocia I
Caesarea
(Kayseri)
Cappadocia II
Tyana
(Kemerhisar)
Helenopontus
Amaseia
(Amasya)
Honorias
Claudiopolis
(Bolu)
Galatia I
Ancyra
(Ankara)
Galatia II
Pessinus
(Ballıhisar)
Paphlagonia
Gangra
(Çankırı)
Pontus Polemoniacus
Neocaesarea
(Niksar)
Satrapiae
Arsamosata
Diocese of
Asia
Asia
Ephesus
(Selçuk)
Caria
Aphrodisias
(Geyre)
Hellespontus
Cyzicus
(Erdek)
Insulae
Rhodes
Lycaonia
Iconium
(Konya)
Lycia
Myra
(Demre)
Lydia
Sardis
(Sart)
Pamphylia
Perga
(Aksu)
Phrygia I
Laodicea
(Eskihisar)
Phrygia II
Synnada
(Şuhut)
Pisidia
Antioch
(Yalvaç)
 
Diocese of the
East
Arabia
Bostra
(Busra al-Sham)
Cilicia I
Tarsus
Cilicia II
Anazarbus
Coele Syria
Antioch
(Antakya)
Cyprus
Constantia
(Famagusta)
Euphratensis
Hierapolis
(Manbij)
Isauria
Seleucia
(Silifke)
Mesopotamia
Amida
(Diyarbakır)
Osrhoene
Edessa
(Urfa)
Palaestina I
Caesarea Maritima
(Caesarea)
Palaestina II
Scythopolis
(Beit She'an)
Palaestina III
Petra
Syria Phoenice
Tyrus
(Tyre)
 
Diocese of
Hispania
Baetica
Hispalis
(Seville)
Balearica
Palma
Carthaginensis
Carthago Nova
(Cartagena)
Gallaecia
Bracara Augusta
(Braga)
Lusitania
Emerita Augusta
(Mérida)
Mauretania Tingitana
Tingis
(Tangier)
Tarraconensis
Tarraco
(Tarragona)
 
Diocese of
Italia Suburbicaria
Apulia et Calabria
Tarentum
(Taranto)
Campania
Neapolis
(Naples)
Corsica
Aleria
Lucania et Brutii
Rhegium
(Reggio di Calabria)
Picenum Suburbicarium
Asculum
(Ascoli Piceno)
Samnium
Beneventum
(Benevento)
Sardinia
Caralis
(Cagliari)
Sicilia
Syracusae
(Syracuse)
Tuscia et Umbria
Florentia
(Florence)
Valeria Sabina
Spoletum
(Spoleto)
Diocese of the
Britains
Britannia I
Londinium
(London)
Britannia II
Glevum
(Gloucester)
Flavia Caesariensis
Lindum
(Lincoln)
Maxima Caesariensis
Eboracum
(York)
Valentia
(purported)
Habitancum
(Risingham)
 
Diocese of
Egypt
Aegyptus
Alexandria
Arcadia
Oxyrhynchus
Augustamnica
Pelusium
Libya Inferior
Paraetonium
(Mersa Matruh)
Libya Superior
Ptolemais
(Tolmeita)
Thebais
Ptolemais Hermiou
(El Mansha)
 
Diocese of
Illyricium
Dalmatia
Salona
(Solin)
Noricum Mediterranum
Virunum
(Magdalensberg)
Noricum Ripense
Iuvavum
(Salzburg)
Pannonia I
Savaria
(Szombathely)
Pannonia II
Sirmium
(Sremska Mitrovica)
Savia
Siscia
(Sisak)
Valeria Ripensis
Sopianae
(Pécs)
 
Diocese of
Macedonia
Achaea
Corinthus
(Corinth)
Creta
Gortyna
(Gortyn)
Epirus Nova
Dyrrhachium
(Durrës)
Epirus Vetus
Nicopolis
(Preveza)
Macedonia I
Thessalonica
(Thessaloniki)
Macedonia II
Stobi
(Gradsko)
Thessalia
Larissa
 
Diocese of the
Seven Provinces
Alpes Maritimae
Ebrodunum
(Embrun)
Aquitania I
Avaricum
(Bourges)
Aquitania II
Burdigala
(Bordeaux)
Narbonensis I
Narbo
(Narbonne)
Narbonensis II
Aquae Sextiae
(Aix-en-Provence)
Novempopulania
Elusa
(Eauze)
Viennensis
Vienna
(Vienne)
 
Diocese of
Thrace
Europa
Heraclea
(Marmara Ereğlisi)
Haemimontus
Hadrianopolis
(Edirne)
Moesia II
Marcianopolis
(Devnya)
Rhodope
Trajanopolis
(Traianoupoli)
Scythia Minor
Tomis
(Constanța)
Thracia
Philippopolis
(Plovdiv)
7 Comments
+3
Level 59
Oct 11, 2021
Where do you get all your ideas from?

Great quiz!

+4
Level 55
Oct 11, 2021
Mostly from just randomly thinking of an idea and writing it down just to see if can make it later on. Thanks!
+2
Level 71
Oct 16, 2021
Awesome, awesome quiz. Could Carthago key on "Carthage"?

It would also be great if the answers had the modern day city in parens.

+1
Level 55
Oct 16, 2021
Thanks! Sure, I'll add in the modern-day names (if applicable).
+1
Level 89
Oct 16, 2021
Great quiz! FYI, Narbo/Narbonne doesn't seem to work.
+1
Level 55
Oct 17, 2021
Fixed.
+1
Level 69
Nov 20, 2021
Entering Vienna and getting a place in France was really confusing lol