The Temple of Claudius in Colchester, England

In 43 AD, after the Roman conquest, the Romans' first colony and legionary fortress in Britannia (Britain) was established in Colchester. For the first time, bricks and mortar were used in Britain to construct new buildings as the town grew. The Romans named the town Camulodunum, and this name appears on early coinage (as ‘CAM’) as well as in Roman literary sources, marking Colchester out as Britain’s oldest recorded town.  By 49 AD, the Roman town had formed into a city; in fact, it was now the capital of Roman Britannia. Several impressive public buildings and sites we

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