- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd; illustrated edition edition (31 May 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752419153
- ISBN-13: 978-0752419152
- Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 17 x 1.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 709,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In its heyday Verulamium was the third largest city in Roman Britain, was no less than seven temples within the city walls. Why it was that Verlamion, the iron age settlement of the Catuvellauni, became so prosperous and what this prosperity meant for its inhabitants is the subject of Rosalind Niblett's wide-ranging study which describes the development of St Albans from its origin in the first century BC to the rise of the Saxon town in the early eighth century AD. The last 20 years have seen an unprecedented archaeological research on Roman St Albans, spearheaded by the author. She is thus ideally qualified to write the first substantial account of Verulamium since Sir Mortimer Wheeler's report of almost 70 years ago. Individual chapters look at developing ideas about the Roman City from the Middle Ages onwards; the development of the tribal centre of the Catuvellauni; the first hundred years of the Roman City; the life of the people in the second and third centuries; and the story of the final centuries before the rise of the Saxon town. Complete with 100 illustrations (many in full colour) this authoritative yet readable account of Roman St Albans will not only enthral local inhabitants but will be indispensable for all those interested in Roman Britain.
About the Author
Rosalind Niblett was first involved in excavations in Verulamium in the late 1950s. She has lived most of her life in the St Albans area and has conducted excavations in Herts, Bucks and Essex. She has published numerous articles in archaeological journals and excavation reports, and is the author of 'The Trinovantes' and 'Roman Hertfordshire'.
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The Life Cycle of a Town from Pre-Conquest to Sub-Roman
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I like to read archæology for relaxation, particularly anything having to do with Sub-Roman Britain. While this little book is covers the entire period in St. Albans from Pre-Conquest by the Romans to Post-Roman, I was particularly interested in the evidence of continued civic improvements shown in Verulamium after the Legions left. That an additional water main was dug over top of Fourth Century Roman levels shows that not all Roman culture and technology had been lost at the beginning of the "Dark Ages".
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