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Villa Rustica
Scale model of a Roman villa rustica. The remains of villas of this type have been found in the vicinity of Valjevo, Serbia.
Villa rustica (transl.countryside villa) was the term used by the ancient Romans to denote a villa set in the open countryside, often as the hub of a large agricultural estate (latifundium). The adjective rusticum was used to distinguish it from an urban or resort villa, or villa otium built for purely leisure and luxury. The villa rustica would thus serve both as a residence of the landowner and his family (and retainers) and also as a farm management centre. It would often comprise separate buildings to accommodate farm labourers and sheds and barns for animals and crops.[1][2][3][4][5]
In modern British archaeology, a villa rustica is commonly referred to simply as a "Roman villa" as most were of the rustica type.
The villa rustica's design differed depending on the architect, but usually it consisted of three parts; the urbana (main house), agricultural center and the rusticana (farm area).
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^John Percival: The Roman Villa. A Historical Introduction. Batsford, London, 1988 (Paperback)
^Die Römer am Wolfartsberg. (Heimatblätter des Heimat- und Kulturvereines Haueneberstein e.V., Nr. 3). haueneberstein.deArchived February 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
^Gerhard Hoffmann: Spuren früher Zeiten - Funde und Fundstätten im Landkreis Rastatt. Eine Materialkunde zur Vor und Frühgeschichte. Bestandsaufnahme und Dokumentation. (Sonderveröffentlichungen des Kreisarchivs Rastatt, Band 5). Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher u. a. 2007, ISBN978-3-89735-495-1. (Abstract)Archived March 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine