What Did The Romans Call The British?
People living in the Roman province of Britannia were called Britanni, or Britons. What did the Roman call Britain? BritanniaFrom “Britannia” to “Angleland” Britannia, the Roman name for Britain, became an archaism, and a new name was adopted. “Angleland,” the place where the Angles lived, is what we call England today. Latin did not become …