The name Manchester originates from the Latin name Mamucium or its variant Mancunium and the citizens are still referred to as Mancunians. The recorded history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort of Mamucium or Mancunium, which was established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Manchester’s unplanned urbanization was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, and resulted in it becoming the world’s first industrialized city. Join us and enjoy this city’s architecture, culture, musical exports, media links, scientific and engineering output, social impact, sports clubs and transport connections.