Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy
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In an AH where the Roman Empire went on long enough to discover the Americas and settle them in part, what sort of geographical names would they use?
They could just adapt local names, but we don't know a damn thing about what they were.
Pax Americana is often used now... so I'd dare say it'd be repeated in such an AH.
Why on earth would the Romans name a continent after either an Italian or a Welshman, neither of whom would exist in such a TL?
Well it's such an obvious name in OTL. It's like the name United Federation of Planets.
And considering the name America maybe of Italian origins, isn't the same true for the Romans?
Wha? Whe?!
"Pax X-ia" isn't the name of a country. It's a phrase meaning "X-ian Peace". Pax Americana, like Pax Romana, just means ' Peace on the Americans'/Romans' terms'.
Anyway, I'm talking about the phrase that is commonly used... not necessarily what it exactly means.
That is what the phrase that is commonly used means! It's never used in any other sense!
Thande said:Why on earth would the Romans name a continent after either an Italian or a Welshman, neither of whom would exist in such a TL?
What about naming the hemisphere Augustia with North and South for the respective continents? Islands might be named "Nova Italia" or "Athenia" or by lands and religious figures as per OTL.