Chedworth Roman Villa

29/04/2016

Our speaker, Dr Nick Humphris, has been a volunteer site guide at Chedworth Roman Villa for 3 years and has been an outreach speaker for 2 years

Chedworth Roman Villa was home to some of the richest people in the country during its heyday in the 4th century and is one of Britain’s grandest Romano-British villas. It nestles in a wooded coombe in the heart of the Cotswolds and is managed by the National Trust.

The talk will include:

- the pre-Roman history of the site; relevant Roman history;

- the Villa’s initial establishment in the 2nd Century and its development through the 3rd Century to the magnificent 4th Century villa.

- its demise at the end of the Roman era and its discovery in the 19th Century.

- contemporary Roman hospitality;

- the Villa’s fine mosaics;

- current archaeology and future plans.

 

 

 

Wotton-under-Edge Civic Centre

2 Gloucester Street, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7DN

Friday 29th April 2016 at 7.30pm

Visitors welcome.

Non-members £5 on the door

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