🏛️ Alchester-Verulamium
Romano-British settlement and amphitheatre ruins in Hertfordshire
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near St Albans, Hertfordshire, England (51.789391, -0.670675)
- Period: 1st–3rd century CE, Roman Britain
- Status: Open-air archaeological site with partially excavated remains
- Notable feature: One of Britain's few remaining Roman amphitheatres
Verulamium (Latin: Verulamio) was a substantial Romano-British settlement established shortly after the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 CE. Located near modern St Albans, the site served as an important administrative and commercial centre, eventually gaining the status of a municipium. The amphitheatre, constructed in the 1st–2nd century, reflects the town's elevated position within the Roman provincial hierarchy ...