The first Roman colony on the English isle was Colchester, founded in 49 AD. London — then called Londinium — was founded by Rome in 70 AD. This investigation proved fruitful. Scientists in ...

The rebellion sent shockwaves through the Roman Empire. Next, Boudica’s army turned its attention to Londinium (modern-day London), then a thriving Roman settlement. Governor Suetonius Paulinus ...

The biggest city in Roman Britain was Londinium (London). Aquae Sulis (Bath) was a town famous for its baths. Image caption, Some Roman homes were kept warm with an underfloor heating system ...

London is an economic powerhouse and it has been since the 16th century. Here is the history of London as a business hub.

People have lived in the area of London for at least 5,000 years. With the settlement of Roman Londinium around 2,100 years ago, the dead were buried in large numbers beneath what is now the modern ...

before attacking Londinium (present day London). In total, Tacitus estimated that they killed around 70,000 Romans and pro-Roman Britons and slaughtered the Roman Ninth Legion. Romans in retreat ...

Found predominantly in the City of London and Southwark during deep excavations for building works, these remains tell us the stories of the native Londoners and immigrants living in the growing ...