Roman (43 – 410)
Explore objects, stories and blogs to uncover the Roman settlement of Londinium, the starting point of our modern city.
Blogs-And-Stories


Boudica: Rebel queen of the Iceni
London burned when this warrior queen challenged the Romans

Baby bottles from Roman London
These tiny baby bottles provide a rare insight into the culinary world of Roman infants and toddlers

These boots were made for Romans
What can we learn about the residents of Roman Londinium by studying their shoes?


The Roman amphitheatre in central London
Gladiators did battle at the Guildhall nearly 2,000 years ago

The surprising diversity of Roman London
A city home to people from Turkey, Germany and Greece

Powerful women in late Iron Age London: The Harper Road burial
What the burial of a high status woman tells us about gender and power at a critical time in British history


The Walbrook Skulls: A Roman murder mystery
Did these 39 skulls belong to gladiators?

Blitz bombings & the discovery of the Temple of Mithras
‘Not much good came out of the London Blitz, but Mithras did’

The first British wine was made in north London
Roman vino from the border of Barnet and Harrow