TIMELINE
Lullingstone Roman Villa
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teachers plan a visit to Lullingstone Roman Villa,
which provides essential insight into the lives of
the Romans in Britain. Use this timeline in the
classroom to help students understand the story
of Lullingstone Roman Villa.
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Published March 2017
EVENTS IN ENGLISH HISTORY
ROMANS
AD 43 - 410
AD
AD
122–128
140
The Romans
conquered
Scotland.
LULLINGSTONE ROMAN VILLA THROUGH THE AGES
AD 43
c. AD
AD
Britain was
divided into
two separate
areas: Britannia
Superior
(Upper Britain)
with London
as its capital;
and Britannia
Inferior (Lower
Britain), with its
capital at York.
Roman
Emperor
Hadrian built
Hadrian’s Wall
on the border
with Scotland.
AD
211
AD
306
Constantine
became Roman
emperor.
AD
314
AD 300
AD
AD 400
275–350
A simple villa
with wooden
walls was
built on a flint
foundation.
The villa was remodelled
with a row of heated rooms
replacing the earlier rooms,
and extra rooms for the
baths.
A circular
shrine was
added close by.
A granary and a mausoleum
were built nearby.
c. AD
150–200
AD
A bath suite was built
and extra rooms were
added. The owners were
making their home more
impressive. It might
even have been
Emperor Pertinax’s
country home, as
suggested by a
marble bust and
engraved gemstone
found at Lullingstone.
2 ND
CENTURY
The Romans
left Britain.
Anglo-Saxon
migrants began
to settle.
Constantine
ended the
punishment of
Christians in the
Roman Empire
and Christianity
was made legal.
AD 200
100–150
401-410
350
A large, semi-circular
dining room was built and
floor mosaics were laid.
The heated rooms and
cellar were converted
into a house-church for
Christian worship.
3 RD
CENTURY
4TH
CENTURY
LU LLI
SAXONS
AD 410 - 1066
AD
AD
Anglo-Saxon
Æthelberht of
Kent was one
of the most
powerful kings
in England.
450
Britain was
divided up
into the Seven
Kingdoms:
Northumbria,
Mercia, Anglia,
Wessex, Essex,
Sussex and
Kent.
AD 500
AD
793
First recorded
Viking attack
in England.
AD 700
AD
AD 800
600–800
Some stones and tiles were taken
from the villa remains to re-use in
other buildings nearby.
Lullingstone
Roman Villa
was destroyed
by a fire.
CENTURY
AD
AD 600
400–500
5TH
600
Parts of Lullingstone Roman Villa
were buried beneath a thick layer
of mud, washed down from
the hills.
6TH
CENTURY
7 TH
CENTURY
8 TH
CENTURY
IN GSTO N E RO MA N VILLA TIM E LIN E