George Musgrave – a remarkable ‘young man of 93’ – is an Eastbourne treasure, attracting thousands of people each year to the Museum that bears his name.
In this new book, he draws on an impressive range of evidence to speculate on the nature and location of the Roman Community that once thrived in what is now Central Eastbourne.
What happened to Anderida? Is not just an enthralling detective story, but a further testament to the unquenchable curiosity of its extraordinary author.
Emeritus Professor John Pick. 2009-08-26
Althought most of his life has been involved in Christian work and a bast output of artwork, particularly oil-paintings and mini-sculptures, George Musgrave has shown a great interest in the Roman period, when, at the age of eight, someone gave him a Roman coin.
His years of research on the site of St. Pauls shipwreck in developing his book “Friendly Refuge”, has led to the Salina Catacombs appearing on the maps of Malta.
His work on the subject of the second-century Greek document “Paul and Thekla”, which jad long been dismissed as Apocryphal, led to his writing a book on his research and a series of paintings to prove much of the story to be factual. A 2008 cChannel Four film substiated his findings.
On the recommendation of leading British archaeologists, the Vatican invited him to view the Roman remains under St. Peter’s in Rome. On a visit to Cyprus, the head of the Archaeological Museum in Nicosia gave him permission to excavate in the island. Now in his 94th year, he has turned his attention to the Eastbourne Roman villa.
The book is commended not only to any who have an interest in the Roman period, but to anyone who likes a good read.