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Archaeologists have called the Fishbourne site a palace. Do you feel that this is an accurate description of the site?
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Coursework Question 2. Archaeologists have called the Fishbourne site a palace. Do you feel that this is an accurate description of the site? Many archaeologists and historians have argued that the site of Fishbourne although often referred to as a palace was in fact used for a completely different purpose. Some argue that it was a palace, some say it was a retirement home for Emperor Vespasian, some say a mansio (a roman hotel), some say it could have been used for a military base for the roman army and some think it was an industrial site. Before I begin to analyse the evidence, I must consider that each piece of evidence that I use can be interpreted in different ways to fit each argument. In this essay I will explore the possible uses of the site and I will look at the reasons why the site is actually referred to as...
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