Londinium

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Londinium was the major Roman city and commercial hub that later evolved into modern-day London.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Londinium canonical 19
Roman London 2
Londinium as capital of Roman Britain 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman city
ancient city
archaeological site
declinedAfter Roman withdrawal from Britain
declinedIn early 5th century
foundedAs commercial town
foundedBy Roman Empire
Romans
functionedAs administrative center
major commercial hub
port city
hadDefensiveStructure London Wall
hadInfrastructure Roman bridge
Roman forum
amphitheatre
basilica
city wall
public baths
hadStatus municipium
provincial capital
hasApproximateFoundingDate 1st century AD
AD 47
hasArchaeologicalRemainsAt Billingsgate Roman House and Baths
Guildhall amphitheatre
London Mithraeum
Tower Hill
hasArchaeologicalRemainsIn City of London
hasLanguage Latin
hasNameEtymology derived from pre-Roman Brittonic toponym
isPredecessorOf City of London
London, England
surface form: London
locatedIn Britannia (Roman province)
surface form: Britannia province

Roman Britain
locatedInPresentDay London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
locatedOn Thames
surface form: River Thames
partOf Roman Empire
servedAs capital of Roman Britain
sufferedEvent Boudican revolt
usedScript Latin alphabet
wasConnectedBy Roman roads
wasDestroyedIn AD 60
wasGovernedBy Roman provincial administration
wasImportantFor administration
commerce
trade
wasInProvince Britannia Prima
Britannia Superior
wasRebuiltIn late 1st century AD

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Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stane Street associatedWith Londinium
this entity surface form: Roman London
Museum of London collectionPeriod Londinium
this entity surface form: Roman London
Boudican revolt location Londinium
Maxima Caesariensis capital Londinium
Camulodunum predecessorOf Londinium
this entity surface form: Londinium as capital of Roman Britain
Roman Britain capital Londinium
Roman Britain significantPlace Londinium
Iceni attackedCity Londinium
London Wall originalCityName Londinium
Gracechurch Street historicallyPartOf Londinium
this entity surface form: Roman Londinium area
Lundenwic situatedWestOf Londinium
this entity surface form: Roman Londinium
Roman Ermine Street connects Londinium
subject surface form: Ermine Street
Roman Ermine Street terminus Londinium
subject surface form: Ermine Street
Britannia capital Londinium
Britannia hasMajorCity Londinium