MUST SEE
Verulamium Museum, St Michael’s Street, AL3 4SW
This award-winning museum displays beautiful objects from Verulamium, the third largest city of Roman Britain. See some of the finest Roman mosaics and wall plasters outside the Mediterranean, and discover the life and times of a major Roman city. stalbansmuseums.org.uk Roman Theatre, Bluehouse Hill, AL3 6AD
Just a short walk from Verulamium Museum are the remains of a Roman theatre with a stage rather than an Amphitheatre – the only example of its kind in Britain. Nearby are the foundations of a Roman town house, a sacred shrine and Roman shops gorhamburyestate.co.uk The Roman Mosaic & Hypocaust, Verulamium Park, AL3 4SW Discovered during excavations in the 1930s, this mosaiced floor of a large Roman townhouse also showcases a hypocaust – an ancient underfloor heating system and a marvel of Roman engineering. stalbansmuseums.org.uk
DID YOU KNOW: The Romans believed perfection was the preserve of the gods. They sometimes deliberately added mistakes to their mosaics to ensure they were not treading on their toes.
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