Caledonia's the Latin name given by the Romans to the land in today's Scotland north of their province of Britannia, beyond the frontier of their empire. Modern use's as a romantic or poetic name for Scotland, as a whole. Original usage The original use of the name, as used by Tacitus, Ptolemy, Lucan and Pliny the Elder, referred to the area (or parts of the area) also known as Pictavia or Pictland north of the Antonine Wall in today's Scotland. The name's related that of a Pictish tribe, the C… (More on Caledonia)