Camulodunum was built into the corner of a junction between two Roman streets. The study concluded that Roman building ruins and old street remains were in some cases used as a template for later property divisions. The name of the town and the River Colne are also a legacy of the Romans. "Colchester" (first appearing in written form in the 10th Century as "Colencaester" and "Colneceastre") is a Saxon name derived from the Latin words "Colonia" and "Castra", with the River Colne also taking its name from "Colonia". Camulodunum Camulodunum (; ), the Ancient Roman name for what is now Colchester
A Latin Dictionary the "Oxford Latin Dictionary", which was completed in 1983. The dictionary's full text is available on-line from the Perseus Project. Lewis and Short is also available for offline consultation, by means of various applications. Among classicists, Lewis and Short has been largely superseded by the "Oxford Latin Dictionary", called the OLD for short. Lewis and Short incorporated material from existing Latin dictionaries; the "OLD", by contrast, started from scratch, following procedures similar to those of the well-regarded "Oxford English Dictionary". Thanks to the increased availability of modern editions, the "OLD" editors had access to a larger variety of classical works.