• Lullingstone Roman Villa

The 1st century villa, is one of the most impressive Roman Villa survived in Britain, located 32 km west of Maidstone, in the Darent Valley. The villa was built during the Roman occupation of Britain and was destroyed in the 5th century. Two sculpted marble busts found in the villa cellar, may be those of Pertinax, the governor in 185-186 AD, and his father-in-law.

The villa dining room in the center of the main building was highly decorated with a pair of large mosaics on the floor, one depicts the abduction of the princess Europa and the other depicts Bellerophon slaying the Chimera. Surrounding these mosaics were smaller images depicting hearts, crosses, and swastikas. One room of the building had been used as both a pagan shrine, and later as a Christian chapel, one of the earliest in Britain.

Enjoy the great mosaics, the rare wall paintings, an evening light show, and the displays of the collection of Roman artifacts.

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