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Camulodunum was a hugely important site in pre-Roman times. It was most likely the royal stronghold of the Trinovantes, on whose behalf Julius Caesar invaded in 55 and 54 BC.
The 'Colchester vase' was made from local soil around AD 160-200, when the city was known as 'Camulodunum', say researchers at Colchester and Ipswich Museums (CIMS).
Imagine this: We are in the remote Roman province of Britannia, in a small town called Camulodunum, later named Colchester. It is raining, of course, and the soldiers of the Roman garrison are ...
A 19th-century archaeological discovery, the so-called Colchester Vase, has recently undergone a re-evaluation that could change perceptions about gladiatorial spectacles in the Roman province of ...
The opening exhibition, Camulodunum (to January 22), is an approachable charting of pathways between Colchester’s history and the traditions of modern and contemporary art. Slices of the town ...
Veni, et visita Camulodunum suus 'pulchra hoc anni tempus* Anglia. Essex. Romans. And Finally. Wednesday 20 March 2019 at 6:42am. A Roman greets commuters at Liverpool Street Station Credit: Visit ...
In Roman times, Slack was home to a fort called Camulodunum, which means "the fort of the god Camul". Over the years, well-recognised linguistic processes would have reduced Camulodunum to Camelot.