A Roman Britain - Villas

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The distribution of villas in Britain corrolates with...
the distribution of civitas
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Name the five main villas
Chedworth/ Fishbourne/ Lockleys/ North Leigh/ Woodchester
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What are the two types of villas?
for entertainment and escape for the rich/ and as a farm.
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Fishbourne Villa
Grand - became a palace until one wing was set on fire and the place was desterted. AD43 = Roman influence v quickly, became a proto palace AD60ish
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Lockleys Villa
Expanded as the owners wealth increased was abandoned in 378AD
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Chedworth Villa
Developed in stages but eventually had two bath houses = wealth of owners or more than one family?
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North Leigh Villa
One of the largest in Britain, possibly home to one of the Celtic leaders being co-opted into a Romanised way of life
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WoodChester
Houses the largest mosaic in Britain (15m2), has 42 roooms around 2 courtyards, probably built for the descendants of the Duboni tribe.
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Card 2

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Name the five main villas

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Chedworth/ Fishbourne/ Lockleys/ North Leigh/ Woodchester

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What are the two types of villas?

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Card 4

Front

Fishbourne Villa

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Card 5

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Lockleys Villa

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