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The find changed our understanding of the decline of Roman Britain, as it was previously thought that all Roman towns and villas had been abandoned by the end of the 4th century.
What was everyday life like for Romans living in Britain? Learn about Roman villas, technology and family life in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 primary history guide.
University of Bristol students played a key role in bringing history to life for more than 150 children at a Festival of ...
Archaeologists in London have successfully reassembled a complex Roman fresco discovered in the Southwark district, calling ...
Villas were high-status rural dwellings —the Roman equivalent of a large country estate. The remains of several have been found across the island of Britain, which was mostly occupied by Rome ...
A grand Roman villa complex, undisturbed for more than 1,500 years, has been discovered on the grounds of a UK farmhouse after workmen uncovered a well-preserved mosaic.
Imagining Roman Britain conjures up images of emperors, gladiators, posh villas - and the army that held the empire together. But a much more varied story is emerging, thanks to evidence uncovered ...
It was in fact a mosaic, at least 1,500 years old, now believed to have adorned the floor of a very "high-status" Roman villa. "When they use the word 'villa'," explains Irwin, "that is actually a ...
The villa - which is being compared to the Roman home at Chedworth, Gloucestershire, in size and wealth - was built sometime between 175 AD and 220 AD and was repeatedly remodelled up to the mid ...
The villa is being compared to the grand Roman villa at Chedworth, Gloucestershire, in size and wealth, which was discovered in 1864.
In 2020, archaeologists at Chedworth unearthed Britain’s first known 5th-century mosaic. The find changed our understanding of the decline of Roman Britain, as it was previously thought that all Roman ...