Londinium
Ancient British settlement
Londinium was the Roman name for London, the settlement founded around 43 CE after the Roman conquest of Britain.
The name appears in historical and archaeological contexts: Excavations revealed Londinium's original Roman walls.
Modern usage is mostly literary or nostalgic, evoking London's ancient origins.
London's river
- BritanniaPersonified island nation
- forumGathering place for discourse
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
- amphitheatreOval open-air venue
bathhouse · aqueduct · wall · gates · bridge · wharf · port · garrison
Ancient draped garment
- centurionRoman army officer
- gladiusRoman infantry blade
- pilumRoman military throwing spear
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
Caesar · Augustus · empire · forum · patrician · plebeian · consul · tribune
Act of unearthing
- digUnearth by shoveling
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- siteDesignated location
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
ceramics · sherds · potsherd · coins · foundations · timber · waterlogged · amphora
Organized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- burningCombustion in progress
- destructionAct of completely ruining
massacre · sack · queen · Colchester · Tacitus · vengeance · tribes · Celts
Structural bases below ground
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- rediscoveryFinding something previously known
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- SaxonEarly Germanic Briton settler
abandonment · revival · memory · heritage · origins · placenames · archaeology · tourism
Thames
London's river
- BritanniaPersonified island nation
- forumGathering place for discourse
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
amphitheatre · bathhouse · aqueduct · wall · gates · bridge · wharf · port · garrison · legion
toga
Ancient draped garment
Senate · Caesar · Augustus · empire · forum · patrician · plebeian · consul · tribune · Latin
excavation
Act of unearthing
stratigraphy · ceramics · sherds · potsherd · coins · foundations · timber · waterlogged · amphora · bones
revolt
Organized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- burningCombustion in progress
destruction · massacre · sack · queen · Colchester · Tacitus · vengeance · tribes · Celts · resistance
foundations
Structural bases below ground
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- rediscoveryFinding something previously known
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
Saxon · abandonment · revival · memory · heritage · origins · placenames · archaeology · tourism · museum
LondiniumRome
Italy's capital city
Roma · Constantinople · Antioch · Alexandria · Eternal City