The excavation of the Roman villa in Gadebridge Park, Hemel Hempstead, 1963-8
This is an account of excavations of the Roman villa in Gadebridge Park, Hemel Hempstead, which took place in 1963-8. It describes the history of a villa from its simple beginnings in the first century A.D. to its heyday in the fourth century when the owner could boast one of the largest villa bath...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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London
Society of Antiquaries of London
1974
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| Series: | Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London
XXXI |
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| Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | This is an account of excavations of the Roman villa in Gadebridge Park, Hemel Hempstead, which took place in 1963-8. It describes the history of a villa from its simple beginnings in the first century A.D. to its heyday in the fourth century when the owner could boast one of the largest villa bath houses and a bathing pool comparable in size to the Great Bath at Bath. In the mid-fourth century disaster struck. The coin evidence shows that the villa came to an abrupt end and that in or about A.D. 353 it may have been demolished as a result of reprisals against the owner for his support of the rebellion by Magnentius. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (340 p.) |
| ISBN: | 20.500.12657/47494 |
| Access: | Open Access |