Gallery: Roman and Medieval London

Anglo Saxon helmet found at the Sutton Hoo burial site.  The Sutton Hoo site confirmed several details of Anglo Saxon life mentioned in the poem Beowulf. (Wikicommons image photographed by geni)

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The Huggin Hill baths model shown was set around AD120. The model shows that the baths included a set of room and some had hypocausts, which were systems of heating at the time

Ross, Catherine, and John Clark. London: the Illustrated History. Penguin, 2011.

The Leadenhall Street Mosaic is a mosaic pavement from Roman Britain. This piece is made out of stone and has Bacchus riding a tigress and is full of various shapes and colors. This mosaic was discovered and restored in the early 1800 CE. It is dated to come from around the first or second century.  (Ancient History Encylopedia)

Amin, Osama S. M. "Leadenhall Street Mosaic." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 20 Apr 2016. Web. 13 Sep 2020.

This image depicts the pottery made during Rome rule in London. The pottery displays Rome's influence on art and style during that time period in London. When Rome controlled London it set up many different trade routes, the most important being those through the sea and rivers. Because of these trade routes, London was introduced to many different resources they had not used before. The red pottery is a result of trade taking place. Before Rome opened new trade routes for London, they did not have red pottery. Most of the pottery had been brown. Rome had a trade agreement with the Samos…

This tablet recently discovered and translated from the Roman era, reveals newfound information that provides new additions to historians understanding of Roman-London. This recent discovery recovered numerous tablets indicates a cosmopolitan city that relied heavily upon the commece from the trading industry. They are believed to of been inscirbed from the initial encounters and invasion of London from the Romans in 43 AD.

(Ancient Roman Writing Tablets. First Century, Mueseum of London Archeology, London.)

The Billingsgate Bath House was discovered in 1848 by construction workers during the London Coal exchange. They preserved this excellent Roman find in the basement of the building up until the 1960s where archaelogists were able to further explore the ruins.Billingsgate Bath House dates back as far as 2nd century AD. The house itself consisted of an North and East wing as well as heated flooring and would overlook the River Thames. The Bath House consisted of three different rooms to accomadate temperature: cold, warm, and hot. This was done through use of the Hypocaust system which took…