Roman Italy was created officially by the Roman Emperor Augustus with the Latin name "Italia". It was the first time in History that the Italian peninsula (from the Alps to the Ionian Sea) was united under the same name. Augustus was also called "Father of Italy" by Italian historians like Giannelli, because of this political/administrative decision. Around 7 BC, Augustus divided Italy into eleven "regiones", as reported by Pliny the Elder in his "Naturalis Historia". The following are the subdivisions/regions of his "Italia" (many are still existing today):