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title: The Roman Theatre of Verulamium, St Albans
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4404/the-roman-theatre-of-verulamium-st-albans/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Roman Theatre of Verulamium, St Albans

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![The Roman Theatre of Verulamium, St Albans](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4404.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4404.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [Theatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/theatre/) of Verulamium (modern-day St Albans in Great [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/)), built in about 140 CE, is unique. Although several towns in Britain are known to have had theatres, this is the only one visible today. It was discovered in 1869, the Theatre could seat 2000 spectators.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2016, January 11). The Roman Theatre of Verulamium, St Albans. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4404/the-roman-theatre-of-verulamium-st-albans/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "The Roman Theatre of Verulamium, St Albans." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 11, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4404/the-roman-theatre-of-verulamium-st-albans/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "The Roman Theatre of Verulamium, St Albans." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Jan 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4404/the-roman-theatre-of-verulamium-st-albans/>.

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