Custom Scrubs

Temple Or Shrine and Villa

The Bisley villa itself is of the large ‘courtyard’ type, along the same lines as villa’s at Spoonly Wood and Tockington Park.

The Probable Roman Temple at Custom Scrubs

Two votive tablets were found during quarrying at Bisley in either 1799 or 1801.

The first was of a local guardian spirit, the genius loci, which was said to have borne an inscription dedicated to Mars Olludius.

RIB 131 - Relief dedicated to Mars Olludius

To Mars Olludius.

MARTI OLLVDIO

No commentary.

The other tablet, carved of the same Bath Stone, was of Romulus in the guise of Mars (his father), inscribed on the rear: DEO ROM[V]LO GVLIOEPIVS DONAVIT IVVENTINVS FECIT or “For the god Romulus, Gulioepius has offered this, Juventinus has made it.”

RIB 132 - Relief dedicated to Romulus

To the god Romulus Gulioepius presented this, Juventinus made it.

DEO ROM[...]LO
GVLIOEPIVS
DONAVIT
IVVENTINVS
FECIT

No commentary.

Both of these stones are shown above and may be viewed at the Gloucester City Museum.

 

References for Custom Scrubs

  • The Roman Villa – An Historical Introduction by John Percival (B.C.A., London, 1976) p.101;
  • The Roman Inscriptions of Britain by R.G. Collingwood and R.P. Wright (Oxford 1965);

Roman Roads near Custom Scrubs

None identified

Sites near Custom Scrubs