Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Cogidubnus and Fishbourne Palace
- Cogidubnus
- member of family which
ruled the Atrebates
- After Roman Invasion, became King
of his tribe, renamed the Regnenses
- Kingship may have been
award from Emperor Claudius
- Faithful supporter of the Romans
- Given privilege of Roman Citezenship
- Allowed to add two of the Emperor's name
(tiberius Claudius) to his own
- saw himself as Roman
- Client King
- had to collect Roman Tax
- Keep the Peace
- Built Temples for Neptune and Minerva
- publicly declaring
loyalty to Roman
Army
- Cogidubnus thought the emperor was
divine and should be worshipped as such
- Fishbourne Palace
- Built in AD 75
- Four Wings ( North,
West, East and South
Wings)
- The east wing held the entrance
to the palace
- West wing most beautiful
- North and South Wing for
Cogidubnus and family, many private
gardens anand quarters
- Over 100 luxurious Rooms
- Beautiful large Garden(s)
- Near harbour and originally an
army base
- WEST WING
- Most luxurious wing
- Built higher than all the others
- where all political meetings and
events would take place
- Guests gathered here
- made big
impression on
the guests
- sublime, beautiful!
- Gardens
- water tank which held
water for the
fountains
- Box hedges, grow in
Italy, Roman lifestyle
- Medicinal and beautiful plants grew: rose, sweet sicily, lily, figs, pienni, achantus
- Before, Britons, never used gardens
for pleasure or beauty but for
agriculture!
- very important for the palace
- italian and roman lifestyle
- Roman Style
- features of a
typical
mediterranean
House
- not ideal for English weather, heating system was later added
- many mosaics all around the house
- they would be selected and then ordered
from continental europe
- because cogidubnus
thought of himself as a
roman
- Baths were added and it was very
symbolic roman area to have!