Viggen Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 The first Christian baptistry built onto the sumptuous mosaic of the dining room of an opulent 4th century Roman villa has been uncovered by archaeologists under the playing fields of a school in Wiltshire. The archaeologists have also discovered what appears to be a sham palatial twin villa. The twin villas, aligned on a hilltop and identical in plan would have been a stunning sight: built with metre thick stone walls, high on hill above Bradford-on-Avon and near a much older Iron Age hill fort. However while one is a conventionally splendid Romano British villa, with the beautiful dolphin and wine cup mosaic in the dining room, the other is emerging the most bizarre ever uncovered. more at the Guardian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlapse Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 This is right at a turbulent time in Britain's history, the Roman forces are gone and Germanics are invading. I would suppose the bizarre aspects were related to defensive strategies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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