Time Team S14E2 — There's No Place Like Rome - Blacklands, near Frome, Somerset

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Time Team•Season 14•Episode 2

There's No Place Like Rome - Blacklands, near Frome, Somerset

8.2/10 · 26 votesJan 21, 200750 min

Ranked #2 of 13 in Season 14•+0.4 vs season avg

The team are in Somerset to investigate the remains of a small Roman villa, dating back to just after the time of the Roman invasion in 43 AD. But previous excavations suggest it was occupied by local inhabitants rather than Roman invaders. Could it have

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Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self - Presenter

Phil Harding

Phil Harding

Self - Field Archaeologist

John Gater

John Gater

Self - Geophysicist

Stewart Ainsworth

Stewart Ainsworth

Self - Landscape Investigator

Mick Aston

Mick Aston

Self - Landscape Archaeologist

Helen Geake

Helen Geake

Self - Anglo-Saxon Specialist

Victor Ambrus

Victor Ambrus

Self - Historical Illustrator

Francis Pryor

Francis Pryor

Self - Bronze Age Specialist

Henry Chapman

Henry Chapman

Self - Surveyor

Raksha Dave

Raksha Dave

Self - Field Archeologist

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Episode Summary

"There's No Place Like Rome - Blacklands, near Frome, Somerset" is episode 2 of Time Team season 14. It scored 8.2/10 from 26 votes, ranking #2 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on January 21, 2007.

Next: E3 · School Diggers Medieval - Hooke Court, Dorset Best of Season 14