Hibernia was the Roman name for which European country?
Hibernia Hibernia Hibernia is the Classical Latin name for the island of Ireland. The name "Hibernia" was taken from Greek geographical accounts. During his exploration of northwest Europe (c. 320 BC), Pytheas of Massilia called the island "Iérnē" (written ). In his book "Geographia" (c. 150 AD), Claudius Ptolemaeus ("Ptolemy") called the island "Iouerníā" (written , where "ου"/"ou" stands for "w"). The Roman historian Tacitus, in his book "Agricola" (c. 98 AD), uses the name Hibernia. The High King Brian Boru (c. 941–1014) based his title on being emperor of the Scots people, which was in Latin "Imperator Scottorum", as distinct
Regiment of Hibernia Regiment of Hibernia The Regimiento "Hibernia" ("Regiment of Hibernia") was one of the Spanish army's foreign regiments ("Infantería de línea extranjera"). Known by many in Spain as "O'Neill's Regiment", it was formed in 1709 from Irishmen who fled their own country in the wake of the Flight of the Earls and the penal laws and who became known as the Wild Geese - a name which has become synonymous in modern times for Irish mercenaries and soldiers throughout the world. Although the Wild Geese are more associated with the French Army and are indeed seen as the precursors of the