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Newly discovered ‘Port Talbot Pompeii’ may have been Roman centre for agriculture

Academics say the villa, found in Welsh deer park, shows the area was not on fringes of Roman empire

Newly discovered ‘Port Talbot Pompeii’ may have been Roman centre for agriculture

TL;DR

  • A Roman villa has been found in a Welsh deer park.
  • Academics state this discovery indicates the area was not on the fringes of the Roman Empire.
  • The villa's presence suggests a more central role for the region within Roman Britain.