Camulodunum

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ancient Roman town archaeological site settlement

Camulodunum was an important ancient Roman town in Britain, serving as the first provincial capital and a major military and administrative center.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Camulodunum canonical	9
Camalodunum	1
Camulodunum colonia	1
Roman town of Colchester	1
destruction of Camulodunum	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman town ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ settlement ⓘ
archaeologicalRemainsFoundAt	Balkerne Gate ⓘ Colchester, Essex, England ⓘ surface form: Colchester city centre Gosbecks Archaeological Park ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Camulus ⓘ
attackedBy	Boudica ⓘ Iceni ⓘ Trinovantes rebels ⓘ
convertedTo	Roman colonia ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalPeriod	Roman Empire ⓘ
event	sacked during the Boudican revolt ⓘ
formerNameOf	Colchester ⓘ
foundedAs	Roman legionary fortress ⓘ
foundedBy	Romans ⓘ
governedBy	Roman provincial administration ⓘ
hadStatus	Roman municipal town ⓘ colonia ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Camulodunum ⓘ surface form: Camalodunum Camulodunum ⓘ surface form: Camulodunum colonia
hasCityGate	Balkerne Gate ⓘ
hasFeature	amphitheatre (probable or attested nearby) ⓘ forum and basilica ⓘ
hasLatinName	Camulodunum self-link ⓘ
hasStructure	Roman streets laid out on a grid plan ⓘ Roman theatre ⓘ Roman Town Wall ⓘ surface form: Roman walls of Colchester Temple of Claudius ⓘ
locatedIn	Britannia (Roman province) ⓘ surface form: Britannia province Roman Britain ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Colchester ⓘ England ⓘ Essex ⓘ
nameEtymology	derived from the Celtic war god Camulus ⓘ
partOf	Roman Empire ⓘ
predecessorOf	Londinium ⓘ surface form: Londinium as capital of Roman Britain
preRomanTribeTerritory	Trinovantes ⓘ
servedAs	administrative center in Roman Britain ⓘ first provincial capital of Roman Britain ⓘ major military center in Roman Britain ⓘ
significance	earliest major Roman urban center in Britain ⓘ first Roman colonia in Britain ⓘ
timePeriod	1st century AD ⓘ Roman period in Britain ⓘ
usedBy	Roman legion ⓘ surface form: Roman legions Roman veterans ⓘ
wasCapitalOf	Britannia (Roman province) ⓘ surface form: province of Britannia

Referenced by (13)

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

Britannia (Roman province) → majorCity → Camulodunum ⓘ

Roman conquest of Britain → capitalEstablished → Camulodunum ⓘ

Conquest of Britain → hasCapitalEstablished → Camulodunum ⓘ

Boudican revolt → location → Camulodunum ⓘ

Boudican revolt → significantEvent → Camulodunum ⓘ

this entity surface form: destruction of Camulodunum

Camulodunum → hasLatinName → Camulodunum self-link ⓘ

Camulodunum → hasAlternativeName → Camulodunum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Camalodunum

Camulodunum → hasAlternativeName → Camulodunum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Camulodunum colonia

Roman Britain → significantPlace → Camulodunum ⓘ

Roman Town Wall → partOf → Camulodunum ⓘ

Roman Town Wall → surrounded → Camulodunum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman town of Colchester

Iceni → attackedCity → Camulodunum ⓘ

Britannia → hasMajorCity → Camulodunum ⓘ