constantinople was the center of imperial life in the roman empire in the early fifth century.
constantinople was the center of imperial life in the roman empire in the early fifth century.
what city was the center of imperial life in the roman empire in the early fifth century?
constantinople
archaeological evidence near colchester has been dated to the palaeolithic, with flint tools including at least six acheulian handaxes having been discovered, from the mesolithic, the neolithic and bronze ages. in the 1980s an inventory showed that over 800 pieces of neolithic and bronze age pottery have been found within the town, as well as many examples of worked flint. however the origins of the town lie in the celtic tribal capital of "camulodunon", which was in existence from at least the first century bc under addedomarus. later, under the celtic warlords cunobelin and caratacus in the first century ad, it became the most powerful celtic kingdom in britain. in 43 ad, the settlement was conquered by the roman empire under emperor claudius, who led the attack in person, building a legionary fortress on the site, the first in britain. this was converted into the town of colonia victricensis in 49 ad, becoming the provincial capital and the only pre-boudican town to have the honour of roman citizenship. its town walls, constructed between 61 ad and 80 ad, are the oldest roman town walls in britain by at least 150 years. the town was home to a large classical temple, two theatres (including britain's largest), several romano-british temples, britain's only known chariot circus, britain's first town walls, several large cemeteries and over 50 known mosaics and was home to around 30,000 people. the town is mentioned by name several times by roman authors, including in ptolemy's geography, tacitus's annales, the antonine itinerary and the ravenna cosmography, as well as on monuments such as the tomb inscription for gnaeus munatius aurelius bassus in rome, which mentions his time in the town as a census-officer for the roman population. there is much evidence of activity in colchester until the early fifth century ad, after which it becomes more scarce. although there are scattered settlement sites, burials and artefacts in colchester from between the fifth and ninth centuries ad there is a debate over whether it could be called a “town” in this period (see ). aside from a ninth-century reference by nennius to a "caer colun", the first time colchester is explicitly mentioned in "written" accounts is an entry for 917 ad in the anglo-saxon chronicle, when it is recorded that king edward the elder led a saxon army from surrey, kent and essex to recapture the town from a danish army that had been encamped there since the mid to late ninth century.
oldest town in britain
bullet::::- proculus (449)









































section::::imperial proconsular governors of asia (uncertain date).









































bullet::::- rufus (last quarter first century)









































bullet::::- quintus pompeius senecio sosius priscus (third quarter of second century)









































bullet::::- (?) scaurianus (? late third century)









































bullet::::- cassianus (third/fourth century)









































bullet::::- cossinius rufinus (? middle/late third century)









































bullet::::- axiochus (? late fourth century)









































bullet::::- ambrosius (? late fourth century)









































bullet::::- messalinus (fourth/fifth century)









































bullet::::- aristus (fourth/fifth century)









































bullet::::- constantinus (fourth/fifth century)









































bullet::::- nonnus (early fifth century)









































bullet::::- (?) ignatius (early/mid fifth century)









































bullet::::- (?) zosimianus (early/mid fifth century)









































bullet::::- andreas (? fifth century)









































bullet::::- flavius axius arcadius phlegethius (late fifth/early sixth century)
list of roman governors of asia