Roman-Era Britons Lived In Suburbia
By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News
Jan. 20, 2005 — A spa treatment followed by a trip to the suburbs for a bit of shopping and dining sounds like a day in the life of a wealthy suburbanite, but it also could describe someone's schedule from around the 1st century A.D., as archaeologists in Bath, England have identified an ancient suburb located outside of Bath's main city center.

Since suburbs dating to the Roman period also have been found around other major cities, such as London, the finding adds to the evidence that suburban living is not a modern phenomenon.



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That is interesting. I wonder if they have found reasons why the selected group of people lived together. Could it be a leper community or a group of people from the same religion or something.

I'm not sure why people would assume that everyone was living in cities. It makes sense that there were suburbs--if nothing else they were collections of people with small farms. In the middle ages there was always people living outside the castle, and only entered the castle to go to the market or for protection.

Yup, they all wanted the good life. You know, two chariots in every garage, a home theater system complete with actors, a few slaves to do the laundry, easy access to the gladiatorial games etc. :D

Yup, they all wanted the good life. You know, two chariots in every garage, a home theater system complete with actors, a few slaves to do the laundry, easy access to the gladiatorial games etc. :D :D


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