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In 1954, builders clearing a World War II bombsite in central London unearthed the remains of a Roman temple honouring Mithras, an ancient Roman-era deity, buried beneath the rubble ...
The first major settlement on the site where modern London stands was established by the Roman Empire around 47 AD. As such, ...
is how the capital of the UK has changed from the Roman era to now. And it all started with a map of Londinium - as London was known to the Romans. "Londinium looked like pretty much any frontier ...
Roman London (called Londinium ... was used to fill in the wetlands to create buildable land during the Roman era. The muddy, oxygen-free conditions were instrumental in the preservation of ...
The original stone foundation of a key Roman-era building was located under a London office. The site was likely part of a larger city forum (built around 80 A.D.) that helped establish Roman ...
Archaeologists in London have uncovered a section of ... as a basilica was a crucial component of any sizeable Roman settlement of that era, much like an amphitheater, public bath or the fortified ...
Other ancient finds in London in recent years include a Roman-era mosaic floor thought to be at least 1,800 years old, which was uncovered at a construction site in the south of the city in 2022.
A horde of ancient coins dating to the Roman era was unearthed in England late ... located about 140 miles northwest of London, according to a Dec. 2 news release from Museums Worcestershire.