Żejtun Roman Villa

The Żejtun Roman villa is an archaeological complex in the city of Żejtun, in south-eastern Malta [1]. The open-air remains contain areas of original Roman tiling and coloured stucco [1]. The complex was an active settlement since the Bronze Age, although the presently visible remains can be mainly dated from the Punic period right up to Late Antiquity [1]. The excavation site at the villa confirms the presence of a thriving olive oil industry on the southern end of the islands [1]. The remains rest on the highest point of a long, flat ridge stretching in an east-west direction [1].