Film and Light Show
As the lights dim down over the ruins of this fine Roman Villa, discover what life may have been like for an affluent Romano-Britain living in the Kent countryside.
A dramatic new sound and light show tracks the villa’s story through time as it illuminates the ruined rooms from above. Discover how and why the villa was built and its development over the 300 years that it was occupied. See evidence of the increasingly comfortable lifestyle of its successive owners including rich mosaics and a luxury bath complex. Hear about its role as a farm and family home and marvel at the fine decorations and imagery discovered within the villa. Most interestingly, they reveal some of the earliest evidence of Christianity in Britain.
Mosaics were expensive and a sign of real luxury! They were designed to impress and were statements of learning since their scenes portrayed depicted myth, legend and symbolism which only the very cultured would have understood.
