Hisarlik, Turkey is the assumed location of the acient city of Troy. In Greek mythology, Troy was a powerful kingdom until it was destroyed by the Greeks during the Trojan War. The Trojan War was a key part of Greek history and is documented in both the Illiad and the Odyssey. Archeological evidence shows that the city has been inhabited for 4000 years. Throughout its long history, this site has seen a repetitive cycle of cities being built and destroyed, only for a new city to replace that one.

The footnotes of “Eighteen Hundred and Eleven” note that “Hercynian Groves” references Germany’s Black Forest. Though the Black Forest likely made up part of the Hercynian Forest, the Hercynian was more than just that. The Hercynian was an ancient forest from roughly Northeastern France to Central Europe.

Much of the information that survives is from several Roman sources, such as Julius Caeser.

The Batavia Region is located in the Netherlands. The land in the region is incredibly fertile due to it's river delta formed by the waters of the Rhine and Meuse rivers. 

Historically, the region was very important for the Roman empire as a source of soilders. During the renassaince, the Dutch became enfactuated with the lost culture of the region. As a result, they sought to capture the feeling of Batavi culture throughout this time, leading them to name several colonies after the region.

La Plata is a city in argentina that serves as the capital of buenos aires province. Well known as a wellspring of Latin American culture, La Plata houses numerous theaters, museums, and an esteemed university. It is also famous for its North-South/East-West axis in its urban planning. It lies at the mouth of the Rio de La Plata.

Baiae was an ancient Roman town located in present day Italy. In the later years of the Roman empire, it was a popular place for powerful men to come for vacation, including Julius Caesar. The city was invaded by a Muslim army in the 8th century and by 1500, the city was deserted. Today, most of the site is submerged over 300 feet in the bay off the coast of Italy.

"Than Enna's plains or Baia's viny coast" line 268

Runnymede is a district that lies in Southeastern England. It is a largely rural area to the west of London. Runnymede features the beautiful meadows that border the River Thames, as well as a considerable section of Windsor Great Park. The meadows are celebrated as the place where King John put the Magna Carta into action. The Magna Carta was first created to provide individual liberties to groups of English people, in an effort to avoid a civil war in the 13th century.

 The Baltic Sea is located in northern Europe and is surrounded by nine countries, which are Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Denmark (" State of the Baltic Sea"). These countries are currently and previously closely connected because of their proximity to the sea, and are forced to work together to try and counteract the impacts humans have had on it ((" State of the Baltic Sea"). In the poem "Eighteen Hundred and Eleven" Barbauld mentions the sea when she is discussing the areas that have been impacted by Britain's imperialism.

From the early second millenium to the early first millenium BCE, Babylon was the capital of a land once called southern Mesopotamia - now called Babylonia. It also served as the capital of the Chaldean Empire at the height of the empire's power: the seventh and sixth centuries BCE. Babylon's favorable location an political importance made it a center for trade and government administration in Babylonia. However, its affluence and prestige also made the capital a target of interest for foreign conquerors

Venice is a famous city afloat the Adriatic Sea in northern Italy. In Barbauld's poem "Eighteen Hundered and Elevent," this location is mentioned once in the line, "Venice the Adriatic weds in vain" as the poet describes the impact of the war on other lands and countries. This poem was written about a decade following Napoleon's invasion of the city, which resulted in the destruction and/or seizure of the art and other treasures Venice is known for.