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1. How did the site of Fishbourne change in AD75?

2. What evidence is there that a large force of craftsmen was employed on the building of the Palace?

3. Describe an example of the “elegant walls” and “fashionable floors” which have been found in the excavations of the Palace. Check the recommended websites for colour photographs

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4. What was the likely appearance of the Palace gardens? How do we know?

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A detail from the Cupid and dolphin mosaic, showing a sea-panther

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Cupid on a Dolphin
This is the finest of the Fishbourne mosaics and is surprisingly complete considering that it is at a higher level than most of the other floors

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