Great Witcombe Roman Villa, Gloucestershire : a report on excavations by Ernest Greenfield 1960-1973
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Great Witcombe Roman Villa, Gloucestershire : a report on excavations by Ernest Greenfield 1960-1973
(BAR British series, 266)
Archaeopress, 1998
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The Roman villa at Great Witcombe, Gloucestershire was discovered in 1818, and has subsequently been excavated several times, most recently by Ernest Greenfield (1960-73) whose work forms the basis of this book. By the later 3rd and 4th centuries, the villa had developed into a sumptuous country house of a courtyard plan, which included several mosaic pavements, two suites of baths and a prominent colonnaded central gallery and portico. It is suggested here that the villa belonged to the descendants of a veteran, settled on an estate established here at the foundation of the colonia at Gloucester.
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