Bath. Aquae Sulis. The ancient town that is left with the legacies of the Roman Empire when it invaded Britain in 43AD. This part of the quaint old town sits quietly on top of geothermal activity, which were thought to be the work of gods and goddesses by the Romans and Aquae Sulis slowly became a renowned temple of worship, where people from everywhere made pilgrimage to, to seek the healing powers of this sacred place.
Minerva Sulis. Minerva - the godess of wisdom. Sulis - the godess of water. Minerva Sulis - the pagan god worshipped at the Roman Baths. This was a place that was once a great structure, revered by all, during its heyday, but when the Roman Empire crumbled with the shifting sands of time, this place which once marked the power of the Romans fell to derelict and disrepair.
During the excavation of the Roman Baths, which was several feet below the current street level, 13,000 coins were dug up and more were left in the Baths. This showed the extent of worship in the Roman Baths and dating of the coins showed the political changes in Bath, UK and Rome at that time. This was all very interesting! History about the lives of people in the past always never fail to intrigue me...
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