rubl
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Post by rubl on May 15, 2016 17:56:13 GMT 7
"How London became Britain's capital has been revealed for the first time Exclusive: Historians now believe they know why the Romans moved the capital from Colchester A brutal blood-soaked bid to wipe London off the map was a key factor that led to the city first emerging as Britain's capital. New archaeological research is showing that London's elevated status stemmed partly from a Roman military and political reaction to Boadicea's violent destruction of London and other key cities in the mid 1st century AD. The investigation, carried out by Museum of London Archaeology (Mola), suggests that the Romans shifted the capital of their British province from Colchester to London shortly after her revolt." www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/how-london-became-britains-capital-has-been-revealed-for-the-first-time-a7028191.html
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Post by Soutpeel on May 16, 2016 11:52:42 GMT 7
What did the bloody Romans ever do for us ?
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Post by rgs2001uk on May 16, 2016 15:29:51 GMT 7
The best thing you could do with London is build a wall round the M25 and seperate it from the rest of the UK.
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Post by rubl on May 16, 2016 16:59:36 GMT 7
What did the bloody Romans ever do for us ? As Regs indicated, it's more "that's what the Romans did to us"
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Post by rgs2001uk on May 16, 2016 21:29:46 GMT 7
What did the bloody Romans ever do for us ? Oh p**sing myself, classic line. Back on topic, they built Hadrians Wall did they not?
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