Carroll, M. (2026). "Rural Villa near Weitersbach." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/41a9c5c4df/

Rural Villa near Weitersbach

Published: 2026-10-01
Last modified: 2026-10-02

Dates

end of first to late fourth century CE

Excavation Dates

unspecified

Garden Description

The enclosed farm compound measured 79 x 125/132 meters (less than one hectare). In the middle of the yard stood a house (A on plan) of the winged corridor type dating to the period between the end of the 1st and the later fourth century. (Fig. 1)

Southeast of the house was an open area of 900 square meters, enclosed by a wall. There were no traces of any building activity within this enclosure, leading the excavators to interpret the area as a utilitarian (vegetable) garden (G on plan).

Bibliography

  • E. Gose, "Jahresbericht", Trierer Zeitschrift 24/26, 1956-58: 511-525, figs. 106, 113. (worldcat)
  • H. Cüppers, ed., Die Römer in Rheinland-Pfalz, Stuttgart, 1990, pp. 663-665, fig. 606. (worldcat)
  • P. Van Ossel, Établissements ruraux de l'Antiquité tardive dans le nord de la Gaule, Paris, 1992, pp. 273-276, fig. 82. (worldcat)

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