Colchester, Old Roman Wall 1892
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According to Tacitus, the Roman historian, the first Roman settlement at Colchester, Camulodunum, was built as a colony for retired soldiers; it was dedicated to the emperor Claudius, after the defeat the British chief Caractacus (see also page 58). However, Queen Boudica, who led the last British revolt against the Romans, soon burned it to the ground. The last survivors of the colony were burnt or massacred in the Temple of Claudius.
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