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Title: Stunning dark ages mosaic found at Roman villa in Cotswolds
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 10, 2020, 01:30:13 PM
Fascinating stuff

https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/10/stunning-dark-ages-mosaic-found-at-roman-villa-in-cotswolds?__twitter_impression=true
Title: Re: Stunning dark ages mosaic found at Roman villa in Cotswolds
Post by: Roses on December 10, 2020, 01:38:52 PM
That is quite something to behold. :)
Title: Re: Stunning dark ages mosaic found at Roman villa in Cotswolds
Post by: SusanDoris on December 10, 2020, 02:34:19 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on December 10, 2020, 01:30:13 PM
Fascinating stuff

https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/10/stunning-dark-ages-mosaic-found-at-roman-villa-in-cotswolds?__twitter_impression=true
Very interesting. I think it was in 'A History of the British Isles  in 100 Places' where Neil Oliver talks about the fact that the 'dark ages' were not as grim as has been supposed.

Where is Chedworth near?
Title: Re: Stunning dark ages mosaic found at Roman villa in Cotswolds
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 10, 2020, 03:10:33 PM
Quote from: SusanDoris on December 10, 2020, 02:34:19 PM
Very interesting. I think it was in 'A History of the British Isles  in 100 Places' where Neil Oliver talks about the fact that the 'dark ages' were not as grim as has been supposed.

Where is Chedworth near?

Cirencester
https://chedworth.org.uk
Title: Re: Stunning dark ages mosaic found at Roman villa in Cotswolds
Post by: SusanDoris on December 10, 2020, 04:27:40 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on December 10, 2020, 03:10:33 PM
Cirencester
https://chedworth.org.uk
Thank you.
Title: Re: Stunning dark ages mosaic found at Roman villa in Cotswolds
Post by: Steve H on December 11, 2020, 11:00:25 PM
I'd rather they didn't call it "The Dark Ages": it was anything but in many ways. How about "early Middle Ages"?
Title: Re: Stunning dark ages mosaic found at Roman villa in Cotswolds
Post by: jeremyp on December 12, 2020, 01:55:54 PM
Quote from: Rev. Isambard Mousepractice on December 11, 2020, 11:00:25 PM
I'd rather they didn't call it "The Dark Ages": it was anything but in many ways. How about "early Middle Ages"?

"Dark" refers to the written records going dark i.e. we don't have many, but I take the point.

I think we should call them the "Taffy ages" since the culture now restricted to Wales ruled the whole of what is now England.