Roman London’s first basilica found under an office block – here’s what it reveals about the ancient city
Archaeologists from the Museum of London have discovered a well-preserved part of the ancient city of London’s first Roman basilica underneath the basement of an office block. The basilica was ...
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London’s Roman ruins are increasingly accessible – here’s where to see them
Yet over the last 80 years we have rediscovered Roman London in the city’s basements and sewers. Destruction has been the harbinger. First the Luftwaffe’s blitz, and now the ceaseless rush to ...
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Ruins of oldest Roman basilica ever found in London uncovered on construction site in heart of U.K. capital
Archaeologists have uncovered the remnants of London's earliest-known ancient Roman basilica on the site of a planned 32-story skyscraper, right in the heart of what was once known as Londinium.
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London's first Roman basilica is FOUND after 2,000 years - hidden underneath the basement of an unassuming office block
Now, London's first Roman basilica has been finally found – hidden underneath the basement of an unassuming office block near Leadenhall Market. Originally two storeys high, the basilica ...
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Video shows 2,000-year-old Roman structure discovered under central London
Researchers in London recently uncovered a 2,000-year-old structure that once served as the hub of the bustling ancient city. The Museum of London Archaeology announced last week that a team of ...
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Archaeologists discover London's first Roman basilica under office building
An office building from the 1930s in the heart of London was about to be demolished and redeveloped by its owners — until archaeologists unearthed remnants of the city’s first Roman basilica ...
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Unseen 2,000-year-old Roman ruins discovered in London office basement
John Dunne/ Museum of London Archaeology) A Roman history buff has said she was ‘blown away’ after discovering she was sitting just a few feet above a newly excavated ancient site from where ...
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Archaeologists unearth the remains of a Roman basilica on the site of a new London skyscraper
In this photo provided by MOLA, Museum of London Archaeology taken in summer 2024, a view of part of the wall of the Roman London Basilica which has been recently unearthed by a redevelopment of a ...
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2,000-year-old Roman basilica found in London office basement
“And we were amazed that there’s actually a really, really substantial piece of the first Roman basilica surviving.” After London and two other towns were destroyed during a revolt against ...
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Remnants of a Roman Basilica Are Found Under a London Office Building
The 2,000-year-old basilica was “once the beating heart of Roman London,” the Museum of London Archaeology said. By Claire Moses Reporting from London Archaeologists have unearthed the ...
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Roman basilica remains uncovered in office block basement
The remains of an ancient basilica that would have formed the heart of Roman London have been uncovered during building work in the center of the British capital. About 2,000 years old ...