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Colchester Castle

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Colchester Castle
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“Colchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the eleventh century. It is located in, and gives its name to, Castle Park. The keep of the castle is mostly intact and is the largest example of its kind anywhere in Europe, due to it being built on…”
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Atlas ObscuraJul 17

The Temple of Claudius in Colchester, England

In 43 AD, after the Roman conquest, the Romans' first colony and legionary fortress in Britannia (Britain) was established in Colchester. For the first time, bricks and mortar were used in Britain to construct new buildings as the town grew. The Romans named the town Camulodunum, and this name appears on early coinage (as ‘CAM’) as well as in Roman literary sources, marking Colchester out as Br…

Built on the podium of the Temple of Claudius.

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