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.

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Verlamion 0

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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

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Verulamium namedAfter pre-Roman settlement Verlamion