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London Before the Conquest is a book with facts and figures reflecting on London during the 17th century. Excerpt: "Origins.—The earliest historic monument of London is its name. The name Londinium first appears in Tacitus under the date of a.d. 61 as that of an oppidum "not dignified with the name of a colony, but celebrated for the gathering of dealers and commodities."
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