🏛️ Londinium-Calleva
Roman settlement remains in central London
📌 Fast Facts
- Located beneath modern London, established circa AD 47–50
- Served as a major port and administrative centre under Roman rule
- Largely buried; accessible primarily through museum collections and archaeological reports
- UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Historic City of London
Londinium was the Roman settlement that became London, founded in the mid-1st century AD during the reign of Claudius. The site functioned as a crucial trading hub and harbour on the Thames, connecting Britain to continental Europe. Substantial portions of the original settlement remain buried beneath the modern City of London, with artefacts and structural remains preserved in museum collections and visible in limited on-site locations ...