Camulodunum Camulodunum Camulodunum (; ), the Ancient Roman name for what is now Colchester in Essex, was an important town in Roman Britain, and the first capital of the province. It is claimed to be the oldest town in Britain. Originally the site of the Brythonic-Celtic oppidum of Camulodunon (meaning "stronghold of Camulos"), capital of the Trinovantes and later the Catuvellauni tribes, it was first mentioned by name on coinage minted by the chieftain Tasciovanus sometime between 20 and 10 BC. The Roman town began life as a Roman Legionary base constructed in the AD 40s on the site of the
A Town Called Mercy been-there, done that." Patrick Mulkern of "Radio Times" was more critical, writing that he did not "believe" or "feel" it. He felt that Westerns and "Doctor Who" were two things that "never quite gelled" and also criticised the "languorous pace" the fact that Rory had little to do. However, he did praise the "gorgeous" set and the "cleverly constructed a morality play". A Town Called Mercy "A Town Called Mercy" is the third episode of the seventh series of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", transmitted on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 15 September 2012. It