Claim: Roman cities in the Middle Ages were given Latin place names in Iberia or the Iberian Peninsula, while early sources of Roman names have shown numerous variants and spellings of the Latin names.
Evidence: This list includes countries and regions in the Iberian Peninsula (Latin Hispania) that were part of the Roman Empire, or that were given Latin place names in historical references. Until the Modern Era, Latin was the common language for scholarship and mapmaking. Early sources for Roman names show numerous variants and spellings of the Latin names.