Provincia Lacus Magni (Nova Roma)
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| − | The [[Provincia (Nova Roma)|Provincia]] of '''Lacus Magni''' in [[Nova Roma]] comprises the states of '''Wisconsin''', '''Michigan''', '''Illinois''', '''Indiana''', '''Ohio''' and '''Kentucky'''. | + | The [[Provincia (Nova Roma)|Provincia]] of '''Lacus Magni''' in [[Nova Roma]] comprises the states of '''Wisconsin''', '''Michigan''', '''Illinois''', '''Indiana''', '''Ohio''' and '''Kentucky'''. '''The name of the province''' "Lacus Magni" means '''Great Lakes''', as ''lacus'' means "lake" or "pool," and ''magni'' (from ''magnus'') means "great" or "large," often referring to the North American Great Lakes (from the perspective of Rome), and reflects the typical Roman practice of naming larger administrative territories based on their relative position to rivers, mountains etc. |
If you are a Nova Roman of this province, we encourage you to sign up to our provincial forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lacusmagni.novaroma.org | If you are a Nova Roman of this province, we encourage you to sign up to our provincial forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lacusmagni.novaroma.org | ||
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The Provincia of Lacus Magni in Nova Roma comprises the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. The name of the province "Lacus Magni" means Great Lakes, as lacus means "lake" or "pool," and magni (from magnus) means "great" or "large," often referring to the North American Great Lakes (from the perspective of Rome), and reflects the typical Roman practice of naming larger administrative territories based on their relative position to rivers, mountains etc. If you are a Nova Roman of this province, we encourage you to sign up to our provincial forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lacusmagni.novaroma.org
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