They hold four enormous column or post bases that are among the largest of their kind from the Roman era in Britain. Next to these buildings, archaeologists found a "winged-corridor" villa with ...

During the Roman Empire’s reign in Britain, which lasted from 43 to around 411 C.E., villas weren’t only dwellings; they were “small administrative centers,” Giarelli tells CNN.

Most of the Roman villas found by archaeologists are in the south of England. The governor of Britain had a palace in London. Another palace was beside the sea, at Fishbourne (near Chichester in ...

The interiors of Roman villas were often lavishly decorated with painted walls and mosaic floors, and examples are found across the Roman Empire including Britain. Brading Roman Villa on the Isle ...