From a Cornish clifftop to the urban sprawl of Brent Cross in London, all roads lead to a revival of some very old cultural pursuits
A Roman villa has been recreated by a hotel complex in Somerset near the site of a recently discovered ruin.Many of the new projects have been labours of love for the campaigners and entrepreneurs behind them, each confident of an increasing public appetite for open-air entertainment alongside a shared national curiosity about the 367 years of Roman rule.the Newt
“The recreation is to the same scale as the footprint of the remains discovered and has been built with the same orientation,” said Katie Lewis, the estate architect. “Working on the reimagining of the villa, I’ve realised a lot of Roman ideas about living are actually very modern, including things you might not expect like double-glazing and underfloor heating.”
Alongside the new villa is an interactive information centre, placed above the exposed foundations of the original villa, dating back to AD 351. Visitors can examine the frigidarium , triclinium and tablinum , while admiring the frescoes around them. There is also a chance to sample an approximation of Roman street food, put together with ingredients known to have been favoured in southern Britain at the time.
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