London Museum to display 2,000-year-old Roman artefacts from Smithfield

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The London Museum will display hundreds of artefacts from Roman London in a new exhibition at its Smithfield home next spring.

The London Museum will open a major exhibition next spring featuring hundreds of artefacts from Roman London, displayed in rediscovered underground Roman vaults at its Smithfield home. The exhibition, titled Londinium: The Making of a Roman City, will showcase everyday items discarded by ancient Londoners, including wax tablets, coins and a toddler's feeding bottle.

The artefacts will explore the first 50 years of the Roman settlement, which was founded around 47–50 AD as a strategic trading post and port. The settlement, known as Londinium, grew to become the capital of the Roman province of Britannia. The everyday rubbish and items on display offer valuable insight into life in the period and will bring Roman London to life for visitors.

London Museum to display 2,000-year-old Roman artefacts from Smithfield — Image: Evening Standard

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First London Museum exhibit to be held in rediscovered underground Roman vaultsEvening Standard · 5 Oct, 16:24
Archaeologists empty 2,000-year-old bins to bring Roman London back to lifeGB News · 5 Oct, 11:10

In this story: London Museum · Roman London · Britannia · Smithfield · Londinium

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