Greenwich Park offers beautiful, lush scenery with both touristy and private areas. The park contains the Royal Observatory where the Greenwich Prime Meridian begins, the Flower Garden, the Anglo-Saxon cemetery, and the remains of a Roman Temple ("Welcome"). The Roman temple is in the eastern part of Greenwich Park, and, although it may not look like much more than a grassy mound, it is a site of rich Roman history and offers a glimpse into the relationship and interactions between Britons and Romans. At the site, there is an informational stand with a brief discription of past archelogical digs and the significance of the Roman Temple. Many items have been found at this site over the years such as:
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Fragments of stone inscriptions
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Painted wall plaster
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The right arm of a near life-size limestone statue
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Pottery including decorated Samian ware (mostly 2nd century from central Gaul)
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More than 300 coins dating from the 1st to 5th centuries
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101 coins from the 3rd and 4th centuries
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A marble tablet inscribed with three lines of text
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Stamped tile
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Painted plaster
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Animal bone
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Pottery
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Evidence of buildings east of the mound (“Greenwich”)
“Greenwich,” Blackheath & Greenwich History Blog, https://www.blackheathandgreenwich.com/greenwich-and-the-romans
Mitchell, Chris. “The Roman Temple,” The Royal Parks, https://www.royalparks.org.uk/read-watch-listen/roman-temple
“Welcome to Greenwich Park,” The Royal Parks, https://www.royalparks.org.uk/visit/parks/greenwich-park