The Temple of Claudius or Temple of the Deified Claudius was a large octastyle temple built in Camulodunum, the modern Colchester in Essex. The main building was constructed between 49 and 60 AD, alth
The head of an Equestrian statue of Nero found in Suffolk, believed to have been taken from the Temple of Claudius, Nero's predecessor, during Boudica's revolt.
Colchester Castle keep from the south showing main entrance
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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
Temple of Claudius, Colchester
…The Temple of Claudius (Lat. Templum Claudii) or Temple of the Deified Claudius (Lat. Templum Divi Claudii) was a large octastyle temple built in Camulodunum, the modern Colchester in Essex. The main building was constructed between 49 and 60 AD, although additions were built throughout the Roman-era. Today…
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.