By Emily Briffett

Published: Thursday, 31 March 2022 at 12:00 am


Archaeologist Dominic Perring discusses what we know about London’s Roman past with Emily Briffett, examining the city’s key turning points and exploring how life there was affected by fire, plague and warfare. Using archaeological and historical records, he ties London’s story into the wider history of the Roman empire.

Dominic Perring is the author of London in the Roman World (Oxford University Press, 2022)

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