Where was the English Temple of Claudius?

[Onasander]

Where at in England (don't just say London, more exact than that) was the Temple of Claudius? He apparently built it during his lifetime.

[Pompieus]

Wasn't the temple of the deified Claudius in Camulodunum (now Colchester in Essex) finished in around 54 AD? 

 

Apparently the official name of the town was Colonia Vitricenses and was one of the few Colonia (vice municipia) in Britain.  Originally it was the capital of the province but when the capitol was moved to London,  the temple of Claudius remained the cult center for emperor worship.

 

Evidently the foundation of the temple was incorporated in the Norman castle and parts can still be seen.

Edited October 9, 2014 by Pompieus

[caldrail]

If I remember right, the head of Claudius' statue was recovered in recent times.

[Onasander]

If by recent times, you mean over a hundred years ago, your right...

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_prb/b/bronze_head_of_claudius.aspx

 

 

 

I've seen alot of images of statues being toppled in my life, but never.... beheaded. They musta been pissed.

[Onasander]

Dio also reports that Seneca had been involved in forcing large loans on the indigenous British aristocracy in the aftermath of Claudius's Roman conquest of Britain, and then calling them in suddenly and aggressively, which he includes as one of the factors that contributed to Boudica's rebellion. This may have contributed as well to his own downfall.[8]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger