Villa rustica

Roman villa set in the open countryside, often as the hub of a large agricultural estate

suburban Roman villa near Ivaylovgrad

A villein is a class of serf tied to the land under the feudal system. As part of the contract with the lord of the manor, they were expected to spend some of their time working on the lord's fields in return for land. Villeins existed under a number of legal restrictions that differentiated them from freemen, and could not leave without his lord's permission. Generally, villeins held their status not by birth but by the land they held, and it was also possible for them to gain manumission from their lords. The villeinage system largely died out in England in 1500, with some forms of villeinag

Mogorjelo (Могорјело) is a Roman villa rustica which date back to the early 4th century AD. It is situated on a hill between the rivers Trebižat and Neretva, 5 km south of Čapljina, alongside the road to Gabela in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The area is currently protected by the state as the National Monument.

Archaeological museum in Germany

archaeological site and museum in Sussex, England, UK

Roman rural estate at Littlecote, in Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England, UK