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The Temple of Claudius (Lat. Templum Claudii) or Temple of the Deified Claudius (Lat. Templum Divi Claudii) was a large octastyle temple built in Camulodunum, the modern Colchester in Essex. [1] [2] The main building was constructed between 49 and 60 AD, although additions were built throughout the Roman-era. [3]
Colchester is said to be the oldest recorded town in Britain on the grounds that it was mentioned by Pliny the Elder, who died in AD 79, [12] although the Celtic name of the town, Camulodunon, appears on coins minted by tribal chieftain Tasciovanus in the period 20–10 BC. [5] Before the Roman conquest of Britain it was already a centre of ...
A Roman monumental temple, the largest classical style temple in Britain, was built there in the 50sAD and was dedicated to Emperor Claudius on his death in 54AD. [17] [18] The podium of the temple has been incorporated into the Norman castle, and represents "the earliest substantial stone building of Roman date visible in the country". [11]
This is a timeline of Roman history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the Roman Kingdom and Republic and the Roman and Byzantine Empires. To read about the background of these events, see Ancient Rome and History of the Byzantine Empire .
Medieval Colchester's main landmark is Colchester Castle, which is an 11th-century Norman keep, and built on top of the vaults of the old Roman temple. There are notable medieval ruins in Colchester, including the surviving gateway of the Benedictine abbey of St John the Baptist (known locally as "St John's Abbey"), and the ruins of the ...
Plan of the ground floor of Colchester Castle keep. Colchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the eleventh century.The keep of the castle is mostly intact and is the largest example of its kind anywhere in Europe, due to its being built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius.
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Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon Roman temple of Bziza Roman temple of Hosn Niha Roman temple of Qasr el Banat. The 30 or so Temples of Mount Hermon are a group of small temples and shrines, some with substantial remains. Some are in modern Syria and Israel. Temples of the Beqaa Valley, including Baalbek (see above). Aaiha [4] Aaqbe; Afka ...