Augusta
Attested: RC Londinium Augusti; ND Praepositus thesaurum Augustensium; coins AVG
Ammianus ad Lundinium, vetus oppidum quod Augustam posteritas appellavit and
ab Augusta profectus quam veteres appellavere Lundinium
Where: London
Name Origin: Latin augustus ‘worthy of honour’ was a title adopted by the emperor Gaius Octavius and his successors, then sprinkled around the Empire onto various places and institutions.
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Last Edited: 10 May 2016