Some ancient history unearthed in London

Londinium was founded by the Romans on the site of the current city of London about 43 AD. Prasutagus was ruler of the Iceni tribe and he died around the year 60 AD. The Romans, doing what they normally did, annexed their territory. This made queen Boudicca mad and she led the Iceni tribe to war against the Romans. She gathered some neighboring tribes to help and destroyed Londinium and massacred the Romans.

Crossrail is digging tunnels for rail transport underneath London. As you might imagine, many artifacts are found including bones. Recently, however, some very ancient bones were unearthed. These are bones of Romans perhaps from about the time of Boudicca. It is possible that these are the bones from the massacre she directed or at least Roman bones from that time period.

Food for thought as we walk around the streets of London. In a few weeks, we'll find some streets so commonly trod as to begin to feel usual and maybe even a little boring. If I'm tempted by such a feeling, I'm going to pause, remember this story, and smile as I marvel at the place I'm standing.