The presence of Colchester in this academic writing is what calls as proof to its early recorded existence one that is documented and dated with distinction.

Roman name for colchester. The Fortress -dunum of Camulos God of War. Roman Colchester was called Camulodunum from the name of the Celtic god of war Camulos and the Roman word dunum meaning fort. Why the Romans came to Britain is not quite certain.

The early sources for Roman names show numerous variants and misspellings of the Latin names. 822 likes 1 talking about this 43 were here. Its Celtic name was Camulodunon meaning the fortress of Camulos.

The coast was three kilometers further than it is now. In 1867 James Edwin-COLE updated it. Roman Cars Coaches Colchester Essex.

Camulodunum is a Roman name of its previous name. Colchester was called Camulodunum which is a Romanisation of its Iron-Age name. Roman Colchester was called Camulodunum from the name of the Celtic god of war Camulos and the Roman word dunum meaning fort.

Colchester was called Camulodunum which is a Romanisation of its Iron-Age name. At the pre-Roman coast of Colchester there wasnt something like a harbour. The entire wall circuit is 2800 metres or 1¾ miles in length and it once stood nearly 6 metres high.

It is a widely held belief that the name Colchester is derived from the Latin words Colonia referring to a type of Roman settlement with rights equivalent to those of Roman citizens one of which was believed to have been founded in the vicinity of Colchester and Castra meaning fortifications referring to the towns walls the oldest in Britain. What happened at Camulodunum deserves special mention as it was not simply a battle but a systematic slaughter of every Roman who lived there. Why did the Romans invade Britain.