How Roman Cities got their Modern Names

How Londinium became London, Lugdunum became Lyon, and Borbetomagus became Worms.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:15 Patterns
2:20 Britain
3:47 Germany
4:45 France
5:14 Spain and Italy
6:12 Ground News
7:39 The Balkans
8:11 Greece and Turkey
9:11 The Middle East and North Africa
9:53 Medieval nicknames
10:41 Re-classicized names
11:31 Faux classical names
12:06 Forgotten names