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Buildings and structures completed in the 1st century

  • Aqua ClaudiaEmperor Caligula ordered the work to begin in 38 AD, launching a massive project that would outlive his short reign. The aqueduct was not finished until 52…
  • Ludus MagnusEmperor Domitian commissioned the Ludus Magnus in the late first century A.D. as part of a massive building campaign across Rome.
  • Upper Germanic-Rhaetian LimesThe Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes stretches 550 kilometres across the landscape between the rivers Rhine and Danube. It runs from Rheinbrohl to Eining on the…
  • CamulodunumThe Brythonic-Celtic fortress of Camulodunon rose from the marshes between West Bergholt and Great Horkesley during the 1st century BC.
  • ColosseumEmperor Vespasian ordered the construction of a new amphitheater in 72 AD. The project began on land that had once been Nero's private lake and palace…