romans

The Roman amphitheatre beneath Guildhall. Image by steve_w in the Londonist Flickr pool.

A Complete History Of London In Guildhall’s Roman Amphitheatre

Subterranean giggles in a comic slice of history.

Rough outline of where excavations have taken place.

The Roman Civil Service Beneath Cannon Street Station

Huge building once thought to be the Governor’s palace.

View from the top of the Shard...um, if it had been built in 100AD.

Roman Remains Found Beneath London Bridge Station

Boom time for archaeologists of Londinium.

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They Hire Horses, Don’t They?

We launched our Extinct Entertainments series with an introduction to the defunct theatrical form that is hippodrama. As if the gods are coming out as keen Londonist readers, lo and behold, there is a new hippodrama planned for the 02 centre next year – Ben …

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Londonist Maps…Ye Olde London

View Larger Map Fulla, Padda and Waendel were three wealthy Saxons. No one has the slightest clue what they looked like or what they were up to; whether they died young or lived to a grand old age. None can say if they exchanged farming …