Verulamium

Verulamium was a town in Roman Britain [1]. It was sited southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire [1]. The major ancient Roman route Watling Street passed through the city, but was realigned in medieval times to bring trade to St Albans [1]. Before the Romans established their settlement, there was already a tribal centre in the area which belonged to the Catuvellauni [1]. This settlement is usually called Verlamion [1]. The settlement was established by Tasciovanus, who minted coins there [1]. The Roman settlement was granted the rank of municipium around AD 50, meaning its citizens had what were known as "Latin Rights", a lesser citizenship status than a colonia possessed [1].