Brading Roman villa: evidence of a late Roman massacre?

Fulford, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8780-9691 and Hamilton, D. (2026) Brading Roman villa: evidence of a late Roman massacre? Britannia. ISSN 1753-5352 doi: 10.1017/S0068113X26100816

Abstract/Summary

Radiocarbon dating of disarticulated human remains from Brading Roman villa (Isle of Wight, UK) assigns them to a single event or multiple events within a short duration in the late Roman period, c. 220/50-360/400. The evidence of the coins suggests the possibility of a brief abandonment of the villa following a potentially murderous event in the 340s or 350s, perhaps to be linked to reprisals taken by Constantius against supporters of Magnentius. This event may in turn coincide with a significant reorganisation of space in the west range of the villa.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/130108
Identification Number/DOI	10.1017/S0068113X26100816
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Scientific Archaeology Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Social Archaeology Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Archaeology
Publisher	Cambridge University Press for the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
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