London, Roman basilica

Archaeologists have uncovered something beneath a London office block that has been called one of the most important pieces of Roman history in the city. A team found a piece of the capital’s ...
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.
“It kind of towers above the city. And so it’s a real symbol of Roman power and authority.“We’re talking about the early stages of London here, but it’s a real sign of investment in the ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...