History of London | From Romans to Modern days (2018)

History of London - from Romans to modern days. Romans founded the city about 50 AD, and called it Londinium. They decided that it was a great place to build a port. By the end of the 2nd century Roman London had a population of 45 000 and a 20-feet-high wall around it, and like most of the other Roman cities, had a forum, public baths and an amphitheater similar to Roman Coliseum, that could hold 8000 people and was hosting gladiator fights. When the empire was declining, Rome refused to send new sold