The excavated remains in London consist of the Kentish limestone foundations of a massive two-story Roman basilica, where officials would have made key political and legal decisions. View on euronews

An office building from the 1930s in London was about to be demolished — until remnants of the city’s first Roman basilica were found in the basement.

The 2,000-year-old basilica was “once the beating heart of Roman London,” the Museum of London Archaeology said.