Verulamium was a town in Roman Britain. It was sited southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England. The major ancient Roman route Watling Street passed through the city, but was realigned in medieval times to bring trade to St Albans. It …

2015年2月1日 · In its heyday, Verulamium was the third-largest city in Roman Britain. The city was founded on the ancient Celtic site of Verlamion (meaning ‘settlement above the marsh’), a late Iron Age settlement and a major centre of the Catuvellauni tribe.

The Roman city of Verulamium developed out of a pre-existing settlement; the Iron Age population were farmers, growing crops and keeping some cattle over much of the landscape. These farmers tended to live in non-nucleated settlements often towards the upper slopes of the shallow hills in the area, such as at Prae Wood, Gorhambury and around ...

Verulamium, pre-Roman and Romano-British town in the territory of the Catuvellauni, across the River Ver from what is now St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Before the Roman conquest, Verlamion was the capital of Tasciovanus, king of the Catuvellauni (c. 20 bc–ad 5).

The Roman city of Verulamium Shortly after the second Roman invasion of Britain, the Iron Age settlement of Verlamion acquired a new identity as Verulamium. The destruction of the town by Boudicca afforded the opportunity to implement Roman town planning principles, and Verulamium became one of the largest Roman cities in Britain (at least by ...

Verulamium was a town in Roman Britain. It was sited southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England. A large portion of the Roman city remains unexcavated, being now park and agricultural land, though much has been built upon. The ancient Watling Street passed through the city.

In its heyday Verulamium was the third largest city in Roman Britain. The city was founded on the ancient Celtic site of Verlamion (meaning ‘settlement above the marsh’), a late Iron Age settlement and major center of the Catuvellauni tribe.

In Roman times, this was the third largest town in Britain. But for at least 100 years before the Roman Conquest in AD 43, this area was the heartland of one of the most powerful of the British tribes, the Catuvellauni. Today some of the earthworks that defined their tribal capital can …

Verulamium was an ancient town in Roman Britain. It was in the southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire. Much of the Roman city is unexcavated, with the modern city built over it. [1] . The ancient Watling Street passed through Verulamium, which was one of the most important towns in Roman Britain.

Verulamium was an ancient town in Roman Britain. It was sited in the southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, in an area long known as 'Verulam' and its city wall remains visible; it forms a long ridge in the park with its masonry exposed for a great length. Other remains have been excavated.