Culture and Society at Lullingstone Roman Villa paints a picture of
what life might have been like for the inhabitants of the villa in
the late third and fourth centuries AD. The villa today, in the
Darent Valley, Kent, has an unusual amount of well-preserved
evidence for its interior decoration and architecture. Seventy
years on from the commencement of the excavation of the site, this
study draws on the original reports but also embraces innovative
approaches to examining the archaeological evidence and sheds new
light on our understanding of the villa's use. For the first time,
the site of Lullingstone Roman Villa is surveyed holistically,
developing a plausible argument that the inhabitants used domestic
space to assert their status and cultural identity. 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.
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