This volume builds upon the copious and varied research on villa mosaics in Roman Britain and evaluates it within the context of elite social life in the 4th century AD. It argues that the mosaics were an integral part of the rich lifestyle of the elite in this period and played an important role in defining their status. Yet these symbols of power were apparently no longer valued to the same degree by the end of the 4th century. In a priod of increasing social and economic instability, the mosaics were one element in an elite lifestyle which was ultimately to prove socially diversive. In this wide-ranging study, Scott considers the significance and long-term impact of the artistic choices made by villa owners.
- ISBN10 0947816534
- ISBN13 9780947816537
- Publish Date 1 December 2000
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 18 June 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University School of Archaeology
- Format Paperback
- Pages 120
- Language English