The Romans

The Romans are famous for a lot of things!

I bet you’ve already heard a load about them in school.

Well, they played a big part in London’s history too, although back then it wasn’t called London, it was called Londinium whilst the Romans were in charge.

When did The Romans come to London?

The Romans invaded Britain in the year 50 AD 50, nearly two thousand years ago!

When the came to London they built a bridge over the Thames river and created a settlement around it which they called Londinium.

This became an important place for The Romans as the river gave them a great way to bring goods in and send goods overseas, boats could sail to from all around the world, go up the Thames and drop off their cargo in London.

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Where’s all the Roman stuff now?

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Lots of the buildings and remains from Londinium are underneath the London you see today.

Up to 7 meters down is where most of the ancient city remains, it’s been buried of the years by centuries of building, and debris from fires and bombs.

But not all of it us underground! The Romans built a wall around Londinium to keep invaders out, sections of this wall still exist and you can still see these pieces of the if you know where to look for them.