\paperw5085 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 The Roman cities of the highest rank were called \i coloniae\i0 . The first British \i coloniae\i0 were Colchester (
Camulodunum) in 49 AD, Lincoln (Lindum) at the end of the first century AD and Gloucester (Glevum) in 96-8 AD.