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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Esther Addley

London’s first Roman basilica found under office block

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The remains of London’s first Roman basilica were discovered in 2023 as part of a redevelopment on Gracechurch Street. Photograph: Mola

The remains of London’s earliest Roman basilica have been discovered under an office block, in what archaeologists have described as one of the most significant recent discoveries in the capital.

The almost 2,000-year-old structure was part of the forum, the Roman capital’s social and administrative centre, and built around the late 70s or early 80s AD, just a few decades after the Romans invaded Britain and 20 years after Boudicca sacked and burned the city in AD60.

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