Verulamium

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The Roman city of Verulamium was established in AD 49 and subsequently rebuilt after being destroyed by fire during the revolt of Boudicca in AD 60. Verulamium developed into a walled Roman city of 200 acres and flourished for over 400 years, continuing to be inhabited even after Britain ceased to be a part of the Roman Empire in AD 410. In the third century an inhabitant of Verulamium, Alban, was martyred for his Christian faith and executed by the Romans on what became the site of St. Albans Abbey (opposite Romeland House).