Londinium (TRIH ep 209, part 1)
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Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook lead a walking tour through Roman London (Londinium), using surviving fragments, archaeology and literary echoes to reconstruct the city's Roman past. They begin with a quotation from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, segue into the Roman invasion (AD 43) and why the Romans founded a bridge and port at the Thames' lowest crossing.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 43
- Jesus of Nazareth (4 BCE)
- Year of the Four Emperors (68)
- Reign of Augustus (27 BCE)
- The Crucifixion (33)
- The Resurrection (33)
- Reign of Nero (54)
- Crucifixion of Jesus (33)
- Caesar's dictatorship (49 BCE)
- Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem (70)
- The Nativity: Jesus is born in Bethlehem (5 BCE)