Trier developed into a major economic and political center in the Roman Empire’s northern provinces, which as a result saw extensive construction activity, including the widespread use of fired bricks ...

The basilica was part of the forum, the social, political and commercial heart of Roman London, where people went to shop, mingle, seek justice and hear the latest edicts from political leaders.

It was similar to a football pitch in size and was lined with shops and other buildings ... the heart of London’s Roman forum ...

like being in the Roman army. Although they didn’t invent the arch, the Romans were the first people to build arches into big buildings and aqueducts which were like a bridge with a stone ...