Tribal Britain

Tribal Britain. Verulamium Park. , Verlamion - the Iron Age Town , At the time of the Roman conquest of Britain AD 43 there was a thriving Iron Age town here called Verlamion, established by a major British tribe, the Catuvellani., The settlement covered a much larger area than the later Roman town and was surrounded by banks and ditches separating areas for industry, animals, and agriculture., The Catuvellauni appear to have been relatively accepting of the conquering Romans, who may have made the tribal chieftain a client in return., Boudicca's Uprising , In AD 61. Queen Boudicca of the Iceni tribe led a great rebellion against the Romans, destroying both Colchester and London before reaching Verlamion which she razed to the ground. The Roman historian Caisius Dio wrote of Boudicca "in stature she was very tall, in appearance most terrifying, in the glare of her eye most fierce, and her voice was harsh". Following the defeat of the uprising at the Battle of Watling Street, the new town of Verulamium arose from the ashes of the former., Look out for... , The corner tower in front of you gives on indication of how impressive the later Roman walls must have been. Follow the path down the hill to discover the remains of London Gate, one of four gateways that stood at the entrances to the town.