Several Roman villas in Britain remained in continuous use after the Roman departure
Archaeological and historical evidence demonstrates that numerous Roman villas across the former empire, including Britain and the Mediterranean, experienced continuous occupation and adaptive reuse well after the departure of Roman authorities.
The retrieved papers provide strong archaeological support for the continuous occupation, transformation, and adaptive reuse of Roman villas across various regions of the former empire during Late Antiquity. Papers 6, 7, and 8 specifically discuss the post-Roman survival, transformation, and continued settlement use of villa sites.
Angelo Castrorao Barba, Carla Sfameni. The End and Afterlife of Roman Villas in Sicily During the Late Antique, Byzantine, and Islamic Periods. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1525/sla.2025.9.1.3
Paper 6 discusses how Roman villas in Sicily evolved and remained as central settlement hubs or transformed into new communities through the Late Antique and Byzantine periods.
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Vlasta Begović, Ivančica Schrunk. A Late Antique Settlement in Madona Bay, Brijuni Islands. 2011
Paper 7 documents continuous geographical, cultural, and structural continuity and transformation at a villa-associated settlement in the Brijuni Islands.
James Dodd. Assessing Late Antique villa transformation at individual sites: towards a spatial approach. 2021. https://doi.org/10.16995/traj.4336
Paper 8 addresses the spatial transformation and continued occupation of Roman villas in Late Antiquity across different regions, including Britain.
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