... prove that Fishbourne might have been a palace in the roman times is that the size of the establishment was absolutely massive even by palace standards. Being 10 acres large, the site would be big even by today's palace sizes. As of yet it is the largest excavated domestic roman site discovered north of the Alps, which was very close to the heart of the Roman Empire in Rome. Also if the site is compared to the Bignor Roman site, Fishbourne is huge. Some think that with all the outbuildings, granaries and stables; Fishbourne is four times the size of Bignor, which is a key point to suggest why it is described as a palace and not a villa like the relatively small site of Bignor. Also the site of Fishbourne is massive compared to many Romano's, which are a large type of house or mansion like a roman villa, ...

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