London, Roman basilica and Archaeologists

Archaeologists discover London's first Roman basilica under office building
An office building from the 1930s in London was about to be demolished — until remnants of the city’s first Roman basilica were found in the basement.
Archaeologists Unearth the Ruins of a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Basilica Beneath an Office Building in London
The plan was to demolish the old office building at 85 Gracechurch Street in the heart of London’s financial district and construct a new 32-story tower in its place. But as demolition began, archaeologists made a staggering discovery in the site’s foundation: remarkably intact ruins of London’s first public building,
Remnants of a Roman Basilica Are Found Under a London Office Building
The 2,000-year-old basilica was “once the beating heart of Roman London,” the Museum of London Archaeology said.
2,000-year-old Roman basilica found in London office basement
Experts are surprised at how much of the basilica, or town hall, survived. The ancient building was part of Roman London’s political and commercial center.
Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement
A discovery underneath the basement of an office block has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history unearthed in the city of London. Archaeologists have found a substantial piece of the ancient city's first basilica - a 2,
Unseen 2,000-year-old Roman ruins discovered in London office basement
Developers building an office block in the City of London discovered one of the most important archaeological finds ever in the capital. The basilica was where the leaders of Lond
Archaeologists unearth the remains of a Roman basilica on the site of a new London skyscraper
Work to give 21st-century London yet another skyscraper has uncovered traces — in fact chunks — of the city’s origins almost 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists exploring the site of a planned 32-story office tower announced Thursday that they have unearthed the remains of a Roman basilica that once stood at the heart of the city known as Londinium.
Archaeologists unearth ruins of nearly 2,000-year-old Roman basilica in London
While exploring the site of a 32-story planned skyscraper in London, archaeologists unearthed the ruins of a nearly 2,000-year-old Roman basilica.
2,000-year-old London’s first Roman basilica unearthed in ‘extraordinary’ state
Deep beneath a modern office building in London, archaeologists have made an extraordinary discovery – the remains of the first Roman basilica in the city. Constructed shortly after the Roman conquest of Britain,
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City tower to be cut down by two storeys after Roman ruins discovered at site
The discovery of a Roman basilica at the site of planned tower in the City of London has meant the height of the building ...
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Woods Bagot shrinks Leadenhall tower after Roman discovery
Woods Bagot has redrawn and reduced the height of its proposed 32-storey office tower in the City of London after the ...
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14 Incredible Facts about Pompeii, the Roman City Frozen in Time
Its many streets and buildings ... the city for the first time in 310 BCE when Romans attacked it for the second time, but it was not until 80 BCE that the people of Pompeii became Roman ...