Culture and Society at Lullingstone Roman Villa

An exploration of the landscape setting asks whether property location was as important a factor in the time of Roman Britain as it is today and probes the motives of the villa's architects and their client. Lullingstone's celebrated mosaics are also investigated from a fresh perspective. Why were these scenes chosen and what impact did they have on various visitors to the villa? Comparison with some contemporary Romano-British villas allows us to assess whether Lullingstone is what we would expect, or whether it is exceptional. Examples from the wider Roman world are also introduced to enquire how Lullingstone's residents adopted Roman architecture and potentially the social customs which accompanied it.
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: The villa within its landscape setting and the role of topography in the owner's self-representation
Landscape setting
Ancillary buildings
Circular shrine and temple-mausoleum
Granary
Comparable villas
A further case study: Chedworth
Chapter Three: The choice and use of mosaics in the fourth century villa: how the patron presented his cultural identity and status through pavements
Grand designs
The central room
The seasons
Bellerophon
The apse
Europa and the bull
The inscription
An incongruous combination?
Classical literature in other Romano-British villas
Chapter Four: Additional reconstructions of the villa
The villa within its landscape setting
The villa's interior space and decoration
Summary of reconstructions
Chapter Five: Conclusion
Bibliography
Online sources


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