During a special session at the Roman Capitol, Mariano Angelucci, the chairman of the tourism commission, emphasized that this number exclusively reflects those arriving for religious purposes.

Once the capital of Roman Britain, this city has a history stretching back over 2,000 years and is home to one of the country’s most impressive castles. That city is Colchester in Essex.

Next to the Aphrodite statue, researchers found another nearly 2-metre-tall statue of a woman with features from the time of Roman emperor Severus, who ruled from 193AD to 211AD. “According to ...