Roman Lifestyles: Further Excavations at the Rutland Roman Villa by John Thomas
John Thomas, co-director of the dig, will give a talk on “Roman Lifestyles: Further Excavations at the Rutland Roman Villa” at the Hoby & District Local History Society on Wednesday March 20th, 7.30pm, Hoby Village Hall (LE14 3DT). All are welcome; the price for non members is £2.00 (pay on door) or visit www.hobyanddistricthistory.co.uk for more information.
Following the discovery and excavation of a unique Roman mosaic showing scenes from the Trojan War cycle on Rutland farmland in 2020/2021, archaeologists from University of Leicester and Historic England joined forces in 2022 to return to the site of the newly discovered villa to find out more.
A highly detailed image of the Roman villa complex had been provided by geophysical survey, which gave an excellent indication of where other buildings lay within the field surrounding the villa.
John will describe the results of these new excavations at one of the best preserved Roman villas in Leicestershire & Rutland, discussing what they can add to the story of this remarkable discovery, and setting the villa into the wider context of Roman rural life in Leicestershire and Rutland.
John Thomas is Deputy Director of ULAS has worked in archaeology for over 30 years (20 of those in Leicestershire). He has also directed excavations at several important Iron Age settlements in the area, including Burrough Hill and Glenfield Park.
The Hoby & District Local History Society is a voluntary organisation. The Society brings together people from all walks of life who are interested in the local history of the Leicestershire villages of Hoby, Rotherby, Ragdale and Brooksby and the District around them. The society was founded in 2013 as part of a village First World War research project for which it received a National Lottery Grant.
