Camulodunum
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Camulodunum, the Ancient Roman name for what is now Colchester in Essex, was an important castrum and city in Roman Britain, and the first capital of the province. A temporary "strapline" in the 1960s
Colchester's Roman town walls, with distinctive bands of Roman red bricks
Coin of the Catuvellauni king Cunobelinus minted at Camulodunon
Bronze coin of Cunobelin – note the letters CAMV for Camulodunon at left, an indication of literacy
The Emperor Claudius personally oversaw the Roman attack on Camulodunon. The town was renamed Colonia Victricensis in honour of his triumph, and a Temple was built there to worship him. Its foundation vaults still survive beneath Colchester Castle.
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Colchester is a city in north-eastern Essex, England. At the 2021 census the built up area had a population of 130,245, making it the second-largest settlement in Essex, after Southend-on-Sea. It give
Camulodunum
…Camulodunum ( KAM-(y)uu-loh-DEW-nəm; Latin: camvlodvnvm), the Ancient Roman name for what is now Colchester in Essex, was an important castrum and city in Roman Britain, and the first capital of the province. A temporary "strapline" in the 1960s identifying…
Colchester Castle
Colchester, St Botolphs Priory
Colchester war memorial panoramio
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