An ancient Roman basilica has been discovered below London's financial district. February 18, 2025 5:01 AM ET. By . Willem Marx Nearly 2,000-year-old Roman structure discovered in the heart of London.

Sometime between the 4th and 14th centuries, a Roman palace housed dozens of popes for hundreds of years. It existed long ...

The remains of an ancient basilica that would have formed the heart of Roman London have been uncovered during building work in the center of the British capital. CNN values your feedback 1.

The basilica was part of London’s Roman forum, or public square, and was “effectively the first town hall,” said Sophie Jackson, a director at the Museum of London Archaeology.

The first Roman basilica found in London will soon be incorporated into modern architecture—blending ‘then’ and ‘now’ into one. By Tim Newcomb Published: Feb 18, 2025 8:00 AM EST.

Archaeologists have uncovered the remnants of London's earliest-known ancient Roman basilica on the site of a planned 32-story skyscraper, right in the heart of what was once known as Londinium.

After London and two other towns were destroyed during a revolt against Roman rule around A.D. 60, the creation of the first basilica, around A.D. 70-80, was “almost like a sign of renewal and ...

Archaeologists from the Museum of London have discovered a well-preserved part of the ancient city of London’s first Roman basilica underneath the basement of an office block. The basilica was ...

An office building from the 1930s in the heart of London was about to be demolished and redeveloped by its owners — until archaeologists unearthed remnants of the city’s first Roman basilica ...

The Basilica of Constantine I in Trier, Germany, was a Roman Palace built in the early 4th century A.D., and served as Constantine’s throne room.

The basilica, dating back some 1,900 years, was found during excavations that took place as part of the demolition of a building in the heart of London.