The decapitated bronze head of a statue was found in the River Alde in Suffolk, and has been interpreted as having been taken from the Temple of Claudius by the Iceni. It has come to be identified as a bust of the Emperor Nero, who ruled during Boudica's rebellion. The town and temple were rebuilt in the years after the attack, with the "colonia" reaching a peak of population in the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE. The temple was one of the main public buildings in the town, and its façade and precinct were added to and enlarged over time.