Title: Chedworth: Life in a Roman Villa
Author: Simon Esmonde Cleary (foreword by Sir Tony Robinson)
Format: Paperback
Publisher: The History Press (Stroud)
ISBN: 9780752486437 (ISBN-10: 0752486438)
Language: English
Pages: 192
Dimensions: —
Publication Date: 2013
Genre: Roman Britain, Archaeology, Local History (Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds)
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Chedworth: Life in a Roman Villa is a richly illustrated study of one of the few Roman villas in Britain open to the public, by the archaeologist Simon Esmonde Cleary, with a foreword by Sir Tony Robinson. It explains what the remains mean, including the layout of the buildings, the rooms for receiving guests and grand dining, the baths and the mosaics, and it looks at the household and the agricultural estate behind the villa. The fourth century was a golden age in Roman Britain, and the Cotswolds were the richest part of it. The book also tells the story of the villa’s rediscovery in the nineteenth century by the Cotswold landowner Lord Eldon, and of its present ownership by the National Trust. It is a good choice for readers of Roman Britain, archaeology and Cotswold history. This copy is in very good condition.
Title: Chedworth: Life in a Roman Villa
Author: Simon Esmonde Cleary (foreword by Sir Tony Robinson)
Format: Paperback
Publisher: The History Press (Stroud)
ISBN: 9780752486437 (ISBN-10: 0752486438)
Language: English
Pages: 192
Dimensions: —
Publication Date: 2013
Genre: Roman Britain, Archaeology, Local History (Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds)
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Chedworth: Life in a Roman Villa is a richly illustrated study of one of the few Roman villas in Britain open to the public, by the archaeologist Simon Esmonde Cleary, with a foreword by Sir Tony Robinson. It explains what the remains mean, including the layout of the buildings, the rooms for receiving guests and grand dining, the baths and the mosaics, and it looks at the household and the agricultural estate behind the villa. The fourth century was a golden age in Roman Britain, and the Cotswolds were the richest part of it. The book also tells the story of the villa’s rediscovery in the nineteenth century by the Cotswold landowner Lord Eldon, and of its present ownership by the National Trust. It is a good choice for readers of Roman Britain, archaeology and Cotswold history. This copy is in very good condition.
