Archaeologists in Burgundy, France, have unearthed a gigantic Roman-era villa containing gardens, pools, and multiple buildings in one of the region’s most significant discoveries.

French authorities believe the estate was not a simple country villa, but a massive agricultural complex owned and managed by a family belonging to the political and social elite of Autessiodurum.

In 1966, archaeologists discovered a Roman building measuring over 7,000 square feet. It turns out it was a small part of a 43,000-square-foot villa.

Archaeologists in France Discover Giant Roman Gallic Villa Hiding in Plain Sight A recent excavation reveals that a large building excavated in 1966 was just a part of an even grander ancient complex.

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The remains were uncovered during rescue excavations at the cemetery of a Roman villa in Dragulin, a site on the outskirts of Tragurium. The archaeologists found the skeletons of the two babies placed ...

The villa follows a classic layout: an internal courtyard surrounded by a long boundary wall. The wall is more than 260 feet long and built from large limestone blocks, researchers said.

The mosaic floor of a Roman villa has been painstakingly recreated in Somerset using 140,000 cubes of stone and tile. It's thought the floor in the Roman dining room reconstruction at Avalon ...

In recent weeks, the prospecting work has covered approximately 10 hectares of the 53 that make up the site. These efforts have revealed details of the urban layout and various Roman-era buildings, ...

Discover the amazingly ancient villas that outlasted the Roman Empire.