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About Where Are The Borders Of Roman London? | Time Team

In this episode the team try to determine whether the Roman road into London crossed the Thames at Lambeth or Tower Bridge, and if Lambeth or the City was the site of the first Roman settlement.

Where Are The Borders Of Roman London? | Time Team is presented by Absolute History. Its listed runtime is 47 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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Title
Where Are The Borders Of Roman London? | Time Team
Category
Society
Runtime
47 minutes
Language
English

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