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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Londinium-Caesaromagus

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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Londinium-Caesaromagus
Remains of Roman London's administrative and commercial centre


๐Ÿ• 3 min read ยท Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 09:46
๐Ÿ“Œ Fast Facts
  • Founded circa 47โ€“50 CE as a trading settlement after the Roman invasion of Britain
  • Located in the City of London, a few metres from the modern Thames waterfront
  • Served as the capital of the Roman province of Britannia from the late 1st century onwards
  • Largely buried beneath modern London; visible remains are fragmentary and scattered across multiple sites

Londinium was established within two decades of the Roman conquest of Britain and rapidly grew into the province's ...

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