ASSYRIAἈσσυρία(Region)English, Ancient Roman, Ancient Greek From Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assyria), derived from Akkadian Ashurayu, itself from the name of the empire's capital city ASHUR. This was the name of an ancient Mesopotamian kingdom and empire.
BABYLONΒαβυλών(Settlement)English, German, Dutch, Biblical, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek Greek form of Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Babili), which appears to mean "gateway of God", from Akkadian 𒆍 (babu) meaning "gate" and 𒀭 (ilu) meaning "God", though it may in fact derive from a non-Semitic language. This was the name of a major city in ancient Mesopotamia, the capital of the Babylonian Empire. It was located in present-day Iraq.
EUPHRATESΕὐφράτης(River)English, Ancient Roman, Ancient Greek From Greek Εὐφράτης (Euphrates), the name of a river in Mesopotamia. It is derived from Old Persian Ufratu, itself from Elamite or Sumerian, of unknown meaning.
EURIPOSΕὔριπος(Body of Water)Ancient Greek Possibly from Greek εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ῥιπή (rhipe) meaning "throw, swing". This was the name of the strait between Euboea and Boeotia.
ILIUMἼλιον(Settlement)Ancient Greek (Latinized) From Greek Ἴλιον (Ilion), probably of Luwian or Hittite origin. This was another name for the ancient city of Troy.
LYDIAΛυδία(Region)Ancient Greek, English An ancient region on the west coast of Asia Minor, said to be named for the legendary king LYDOS.
MACEDONIAΜακεδονία(Region, Country & Political Subdivision)Ancient Greek (Latinized), English, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish Derived from Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonia), the name of an ancient kingdom and region that was named after the ancient Macedonian people. Their name was derived from Greek μακεδνός (makednos) meaning "tall, thin", which was descriptive of the people or perhaps of where they lived in the highlands.... [more]
OLYMPOSὌλυμπος(Mountain)Ancient Greek, Greek Meaning unknown. This is the name of the highest mountain in Greece. According to legend is the home of the Greek gods.
PETRAΠέτρα(Settlement)Ancient Greek, English From Greek πέτρα (petra) meaning "rock". This was the Greek name of the capital city of the Nabataeans, which may have been known as Raqmu to its Semitic inhabitants. Its ruins lie in Jordan.
SYRIAΣυρία(Country & Region)English, Polish, Norwegian, Greek, Ancient Roman, Ancient Greek From Greek Συρία (Syria), which was probably a variant of ASSYRIA, used in an expanded sense to refer to the northern Levant. This was the name of a province of the Roman Empire. It is now the name of a country in western Asia, having gained independence from the Ottoman Empire early in the 20th century.