Camulodunum

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  1. 1
    An ancient city in Britannia, Roman Empire; modern Colchester.

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"Based at Caistor St Edmunds, a few miles south of present-day Norwich, the Iceni were a Celtic tribe whose warrior queen Boudicca led a failed uprising against the occupying Romans, during which the towns of Londinium (London), Camulodunum (Colchester) and Verulamium (St Albans) were sacked."

Etymology

From Latin Camulodūnum.

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