Roman Villas III
Two major building phases
- 1st wave of building villas late 1st century to 200
- 2nd wave late 3rd to 4th centuries
- Chedworth
- Located in the Cotswolds
- Four major building phases
- 1st
- 1st half of 2nd century
- Two separate buildings
- West wing
- South wing
- Bath suite to the north
- 2nd
- Early 3rd century
- West and south wings rebuilt after a fire
- Baths enlarged
- Rooms added to the east
- 3rd
- Early 4th century
- Villa acquired its present plan
- Sections joined together
- Covered veranda
- Inner garden added
- Outer courtyard created
- Mosaic added to the dining-room floor
- Second bath-suite added to west wing
- 4th
- Late 4th century
- North wing extended further by addition of a new dining-room
- Occupied until end of 4th century
- Elements of the villa
- West wing
- North wing
- South wing
- Inner garden
- North Leigh
- In the the Cotswolds
- Excellent example of a courtyard-type villa
- Wings on three sides
- Entrance-gate on the 4th
- History
- First phase
- 2nd century
- Small main house, under later north wing
- Detached bath-suite in NE corner
- Detached farm structures, not yet excavated
- Second phase
- ca. end of 3rd century
- North wing substantially rebuilt
- Third phase
- ca. beginning of the 4th century
- Bath-suite enlarged by addition of several unheated rooms
- Fourth phase
- 4th century
- Acquired present layout
- Plan of the villa
- North wing
- East wing
- South entrance-gate
- West wing
- Bignor
- Near Fishbourne and Chichester
- First stone building
- ca. 225
- Preceded by a timber building
- Modified in the 3rd century
- Small wings added
- Long corridor
- Extended in the 4th century to enclose a courtyard
- Noted for its mosaics
- Great Witcombe
- In the Mendips
- Earliest remains date to the 1st century CE
- Main villa dates to 250-270 CE
- Alteration made between 270-400
- Built on a slope near a spring
- Plan
- West wing
- North wing
- East wing