The
Temple of Claudius (TEMPLVM CLAVDII) or
Temple of the Deified Claudius (TEMPLVM DIVI CLAVDII) was a large
octastyle temple built in
Camulodunum, the modern
Colchester in
Essex. The main building was constructed between
49 CE and 60CE, although additions were built throughout the Roman-era. Today it forms the base of the Norman
Colchester Castle. It is one of at least eight Roman-era pagan temples in Colchester, and was the largest Temple of its kind in
Roman Britain; its current remains potentially represent the earliest existing Roman stonework in the country.