Part of the city’s ancient forum, the basilica was once the beating heart of the fledgling Roman city. Set at the entrance of an open-air market, it would have drawn in ancient people who wanted ...

An ancient Roman basilica has been discovered below ... to reveal extensive masonry that once formed part of a basilica beside the forum of the Roman settlement known as Londinium.

When archaeologists were called to 85 Gracechurch Street, a commercial building in central London, they suspected an ancient Roman basilica could ... a grand forum, and even an amphitheater ...

In ancient Rome, a basilica was a large public building that included courtrooms, marketplaces and meeting halls. The basilica was a part of the larger forum, which served in London as the ...

The basilica was part of the forum, the social ... styluses — even ancient trash — could give glimpses into the daily lives of Roman Londoners. Property developers in Britain routinely ...

(CNN) — The remains of an ancient basilica that would ... by a much larger second forum, reflecting the rapid growth and importance of Londinium in the Roman Empire.

Artist rendering of a Roman forum complex The basilica was built around 80 C.E., the archaeological team estimates, and was discovered on a site that was known to have formed part of the city's ...