A Roman Britain - Villas 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Classical CivilizationA2/A-levelOCR Created by: EllieCreated on: 23-04-13 18:25 The distribution of villas in Britain corrolates with... the distribution of civitas 1 of 8 Name the five main villas Chedworth/ Fishbourne/ Lockleys/ North Leigh/ Woodchester 2 of 8 What are the two types of villas? for entertainment and escape for the rich/ and as a farm. 3 of 8 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 4 of 8 Lockleys Villa Expanded as the owners wealth increased was abandoned in 378AD 5 of 8 Chedworth Villa Developed in stages but eventually had two bath houses = wealth of owners or more than one family? 6 of 8 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 7 of 8 WoodChester Houses the largest mosaic in Britain (15m2), has 42 roooms around 2 courtyards, probably built for the descendants of the Duboni tribe. 8 of 8
Roman Britain: Rural Landscape (Iron Age Settlements, Villas, Imperial Estates, Regional Differences) 4.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings
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