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Londinium

A Roman foundation of c. 47-50 CE at the lowest bridgeable point of the Thames, burned in the Boudican revolt of c. 60/61 CE and rebuilt as the provincial capital of Britannia.

51.5, -0.1 · approximate · founded c. 47-50 CE; destroyed c. 60/61 CE and rebuilt; Roman administration effectively ends early 5th c. CE

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  • connected to The Roman Road Network — The empire’s far northwestern limit case was still wired into the same system: a bridgehead city with forum, basilica and baths, joined by road to its port and by sea to the Mediterranean.
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