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Villa, villae in Roman Gaul

Villa, villae in Roman Gaul

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Villa, villae in Roman Gaul

The ancient Roman world saw the rise and expansion of large-scale, estate-based agriculture, and at the heart of this system lay a very special institution – the villa. Excavation of one of these large estates, the Villa Loupian in France's Languedoc province, provides a glimpse of rural life in Roman Gaul.

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Loupian, une villa de la Gaule Narbonnaise

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