ποΈ Lactodorum-Verulamium
Romano-British settlement and city in Hertfordshire
π Fast Facts
- Located near St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
- Occupied from approximately 70 CE to 410 CE during the Roman period
- Third-largest city in Roman Britain after Londinium and Camulodunum
- Remains include defensive walls, mosaics, pottery, and structural foundations
Lactodorum-Verulamium was a major Romano-British urban centre situated in present-day Hertfordshire, approximately 20 miles north of London. The settlement developed from an Iron Age Catuvellauni settlement into one of the most significant cities in Roman Britain. It served as an administrative, commercial, and cultural hub for the surrounding region during the first four centuries of the Common Era ...