London began as Londinium, a Roman town founded in the years after the invasion of Britain in 43 CE. The Romans chose a site on the north bank of the Thames, at a point where the river could be bridged and was reached by tides, and a timber bridge and a port soon made it a center of trade. The town was burned during the rebellion led by Boudica around 60 CE but was rebuilt, and it became the largest city and administrative center of Roman Britain, with a forum, basilica and city wall. After Roman rule ended in the early 5th century, the old city declined, and a new Anglo-Saxon trading settlement grew up to the west. London was revived in the late 9th century under King Alfred.
Before and after
- 30 December 39 CEBirth of Titus
- 24 January 41 CEDeath of Caligula
- 42 CEOrigins of Coptic Orthodox Church
- 43 CERome invades Britain
- c. 47 CEOrigins of London
- 48 CEPublication of Epistle to the Galatians
- 1st centuryConstruction of Pont du Gard
- 1st centuryConstruction of Garni Temple
- from 50 CE to 53 CEIberian–Armenian War
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- 600 BCEFounding of Milan
- 80 CEThe Colosseum is inaugurated
- from 285 CE to 1453Byzantine Empire
- 25 March 421 CEFounding of Venice
The era
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