Published Date:
18 August 2005
It is tempting to wonder what client king Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus would make of the developments at his 'palace' at Fishbourne, where the remains of the fabulous floors and buildings that he had made are now being transformed into a state-of-the-art museum.
But he might be pleased to know that the walls of his home are now magically rising again, as the iconic 1960s building in which the remains of the palace have been housed is given a look that will simulate the villa as it was when he built it in the the first century AD.
It is presumed that the Fishbourne Roman Palace belonged to Cogidubnus, because it was clearly the home of a man of immense wealth who thrived under his Roman masters.
Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus was a client king, a native king who served Rome, and the record of his later illustrious title, legatus augusti (legate to the emporer) can be seen set into the walls of the Assembly rooms in Chichester, near where it was found in 1723.
So a man of great substance lived in the lovely villa near Fishbourne harbour and created a home and garden that would not have been out of place in Rome itself.
Full report in the August 18 issue of the Observer
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Last Updated:
18 August 2005 10:50 AM
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Location:
Chichester
