Thus the term Romania came to be used to refer to the territory administered by the Exarchate of Ravenna in contrast to other parts of Northern Italy under Lombard rule, named Langobardia or Lombardy.
Tako se izraz Romània počeo koristiti za teritorij Ravenskog egzarhata nasuprot drugih dijelova Sjeverne Italije pod langobardskom vlašću, a koje su se zvale Langobardija i Lombardija.