| Temple of Claudius | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Roman temple |
| Architectural style | Classical |
| Location | Colchester, England |
| Address | CO1 1TJ |
| Completed | 49 AD |
| Demolished | c. 60 AD (original temple); 1070-1080 AD (second temple) |
The Temple of Claudius (Lat. Templum Claudii) or Temple of the Deified Claudius (Lat. Templum Divi Claudii) was a large octastyle temple built in Camulodunum, the modern Colchester in Essex.[1][2] The main building was constructed between 49 and 60 AD, although additions were built throughout the Roman-era.[3] Today, it forms the base of the Norman Colchester Castle.[1][4] It is one of at least eight Roman-era pagan temples in Colchester,[5] and was the largest temple of its kind in Roman Britain;[1][4] its current remains potentially represent the earliest existing Roman stonework in the country.[4]
- ^ a b c Crummy, Philip (1997) City of Victory; the story of Colchester - Britain's first Roman town. Published by Colchester Archaeological Trust (ISBN 1 897719 04 3)
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RB Templewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Faulkner, Neil. (1994) Late Roman Colchester, In Oxford Journal of Archaeology 13(1)
- ^ a b c Wilson, Roger J.A. (2002) A Guide to the Roman Remains in Britain (Fourth Edition). Published by Constable. (ISBN 1-84119-318-6)
- ^ "Iron-Age and Roman Colchester | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2014.