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
English–Latin football rivalry to 1887, English and Latin had fielded a unified team. Until the late 1960s, the rivalry was fairly even. Since that time, Latin has dominated the series, leading all time 81–36–13, and winning 51 of the last 54 contests (1964-2018). Latin's dominance could be considered at its zenith in the 1970s when they held English to only 28 points for the entire decade. Ten of the games ended in scoreless ties, a rare feat in modern Football at any level, although the last instance of this came in 1945. The implementation of overtime has dramatically reduced the number of tie