Londinium
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Londinium, also known as Roman London, was the capital of Roman Britain during most of the period of Roman rule. Most twenty-first century historians think that it was originally a settlement established shortly after the Claudian invasion of Britain, on the current site of the City of London, around 47–50 AD, but some defend an older view that the city originated in a defensive enclosure construc
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A general outline of Roman London in late antiquity, with the modern banks of the Thames. Discovered roads drawn as double lines; conjectural roads, single lines. | |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 51°30′45″N 0°05′26″W / 51.51250°N 0.09056°W |
| Type | Roman city |
| History | |
| Founded | 43 – 50 AD |
| Periods | Roman Empire |
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