This is possibly the oldest Roman town in Britain, and was reportedly the first capital before London. It was one of the three largest and most important towns on the island, with its offical name being Colonia Claudia Victricensis. The probable Civitate for the Trinovantes, the city was sacked in the Boudabrican revolt and the inhabitants massacred.
Colonia Camulodunum (Colchester)
Relevant museums
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Colchester Castle Museum
Colchester Castle Museum
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The British Museum
The British Museum has one of the world's largest collections of antiquities from the Classical world.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Holborn
Nearby sites
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Theater
Theater – Camulodunum – Colchester – England – Grossbritannien
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Camulodunum Theater
Theater foundations
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Camulodunum
Roman road.
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Temple of Claudius at Colchester
Temple of Claudius at Colchester
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Colchester
