pre-Roman settlement Verlamion
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The pre-Roman settlement Verlamion was an Iron Age tribal center of the Catuvellauni located near the site of modern St Albans in Hertfordshire, England.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Verlamion | 0 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pre-Roman settlement
ⓘ
tribal center ⓘ |
| approximateLocation | northwest of modern St Albans city centre ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType | oppidum ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Cunobelinus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tasciovanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe | Catuvellauni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyBefore | Roman conquest of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryInIronAge | Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Celtic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInto | urban center of Verulamium ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
ditches
ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ enclosures ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalStatus | known primarily from excavations near St Albans ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
coin production
ⓘ
craft activity ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | possibly derived from Brittonic elements meaning "broad hand" or "broad hill" ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Roman Britain (pre-conquest phase) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Brittonic Celtic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Hertfordshire ⓘ |
| locatedInModernAdministrativeArea | City and District of St Albans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | St Albans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Ver valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | territory of the Catuvellauni ⓘ |
| preceded | Roman town of Verulamium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preRomanNameOf | Verulamium area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Britain ⓘ |
| timeOfFlourishing | late Iron Age ⓘ |
| tribalCenterOf | Catuvellauni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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