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garydrostle · 5 years

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The head of Sulis Minerva - a bit of research for today at the Roman Baths in Bath, UK. Rather than try to suppress the local religions of conquered territories the Romans cleverly just absorbed the local deities into their own beliefs. Here is the amalgamation of the local Celtic goddess Sulis with Minerva. #bath #aquaesulis #celtic #roman #romanbaths #sulisminerva #siteresearch (at The Roman Baths) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvKV3NOAsBl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1o1q5jbpny5a2

#bath #aquaesulis #celtic #roman #romanbaths #sulisminerva #siteresearch

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adventuresoftommycandroxyc · 5 years

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The Roman Baths

Moooooooove, get out the way. What a stunning place, however, really hard to immerse yourself when you have every Tom, Dick, and Harry bumping into you. sort it out. -TommyC.

The Roman Baths are truly phenomenal. The baths are fed by a natural hot spring, rain water which falls on the nearby Menip hills runs through limestone aquifiers raising the water temperature to between 60-96 degrees C. In the 80′s a borehole was sunk so that visitors could taste the (purified) spring waters which are believed to have healing powers. The Roman name for Bath is Aquae Sulis, and the baths were dedicated to the goddess Sulis, who the Romans identified with Minerva. There are three main baths here the caldarium, tepidarium, and frigidarium and it was common for bathers to switch between baths to suit their needs. The baths were believed to have curative powers for all manner of ills but were also cursed multiple times, over 100 curse tablets have been found here. The tablets usually cursing people who had stolen the curse-setters clothes whilst they were bathing! -RoxyB.

Cost: Weekday costs; Adults £14.40, Student or Senior £13.05, Child £7.25, Family with two adults £36.90. Family with one adult £25.65. Weekend Costs; dults £16.20, Student or Senior £14.85, Child £9.45, Family with two adults £43.20 Family with one adult £30.15.

Opening hours: Variable throughout the year; the Baths are open later during Easter and June-August. It’s best to check the Roman Baths website to make the most of your time here.

Visited 76/2755 on our travels....

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luiscartaxo · 6 years

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A couple of Roman builders in the thermae in Aquae Sulis... For more Roman baths swipe to the left, for a view around where you are swipe to the right... Bath you’re pretty and warm... #bath #aquaesulis #thermae #romanbaths #bathuk #visitbath #igersbath #uk #iphone6s #lc_insta #oxfordshirephotography #onholiday #greatbritain #southwest #england (em Roman Baths, Bath, England) https://www.instagram.com/luis_louis_lewis/p/BpsTLX5jynw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tmhwmt7uch6k

#bath #aquaesulis #thermae #romanbaths #bathuk #visitbath #igersbath #uk #iphone6s #lc_insta #oxfordshirephotography #onholiday #greatbritain #southwest #england

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bathparanormal · 2 years

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Roman Baths - Bath - Haunted?

Roman Baths - Bath This is the most famous part of Bath, but are there any ghosts lurking around the ancient springs and underground tunnels of the Baths? History - The Roman Baths are a well-preserved thermae in the city of Bath, Somerset, England. A temple was constructed on the site between 60-70AD in the first few decades of Roman Britain. Its presence led to the development of the small Roman urban settlement known as Aquae Sulis around the site. The Roman baths—designed for public bathing—were used until the end of Roman rule in Britain in the 5th Century AD. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the original Roman baths were in ruins a century later. The area around the natural springs was redeveloped several times during the Early and Late Middle Ages. The Roman Baths are preserved in four main features: the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman Bath House, and a museum which holds artefacts from Aquae Sulis. However, all buildings at street level date from the 19th century. It is now a major tourist attraction in the UK, and together with the Grand Pump Room. Archaeological evidence indicates that the site of the baths may have been a centre of worship used by Celts, the springs were dedicated to the goddess Sulis, whom the Romans identified with Minerva. The name Sulis continued to be used after the Roman invasion, leading to the town's Roman name of Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sulis"). The temple was constructed in 60–70 AD and the bathing complex was gradually built up over the next 300 years During the Roman occupation of Britain, and possibly on the instructions of Emperor Claudius, engineers drove oak piles to provide a stable foundation into the mud and surrounded the spring with an irregular stone chamber lined with lead. In the 2nd century it was enclosed within a wooden barrel-vaulted building, and included the caldarium (hot bath), tepidarium (lukewarm bath), and frigidarium (cold bath). After the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the first decade of the 5th century, these fell into disrepair and were eventually lost due to silting up and flooding. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle suggests the original Roman baths were destroyed in the 6th century. About 130 curse tablets have been found, many of the curses are related to thefts of clothes whilst the victim was bathing. The baths have been modified on several occasions, including the 12th century and the 16th century, when the city corporation built a new bath (Queen's Bath) to the south of the spring. Anne of Denmark came to Bath twice for her health. The spring is now housed in 18th-century buildings, designed by architects John Wood, the Elder and John Wood, the Younger, father and son. Visitors drank the waters in the Grand Pump Room, a neo-classical salon which remains in use, both for taking the waters and for social functions. Victorian expansion of the baths complex followed the neo-classical tradition established by the Woods. Hauntings - There are no recorded stories of hauntings in the Roman Baths, not that can be found in the public domain so far as I have looked.. Although people who have worked there have said about an eerie feeling late at night, with one entry on Trip Advisor saying they had their hair pulled whilst there. There have been several sightings of Roman soldiers in the area, including in the basement under the Gainsborough Hotel, just across from the Baths, where Roman artefacts have been unearthed. An early Roman military presence has been found just to the North-East of the bath complex in the Walcot area of modern Bath. Not far from the crossing point of their road There are about half a dozen altar stones dedicated to various gods by men from nearly every Roman legion stationed in Britain, and almost an equal number of tombstones recording their earthly remains. There is, however, but a single inscription which mentions a Roman auxiliary regiment, on the tombstone of a retired cavalryman (RIB 159 infra). The presence of these military men here in a thriving Spa-town, where veteran soldiers and retired statesmen would

often come to ‘take the waters’, cannot be taken as conclusive evidence that Bath was ever occupied by the Roman military. So sightings of Roman soldiers could just be circumstantial and cliche to the area.. Have you ever experienced anything paranormal or unexplained at the Roman Baths or Pump Rooms? Source - Wikipedia, Roman Britain Photo - Bath Chronicle, Know Your Place & olliemtdog/ Unsplash #romanbaths #ghostsofbath #romanghosts #romansoldiers #hauntedbath #spookybath #somerset #paranormal #bathparanormal #aquaesulis #romanbath

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leopo23 · 6 years

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#Roman architecture abroad🏛 . . . #bath #adventurer #wanderlust #aperitime #spritztime #uk #unitedkingdom #roma #sunset #bluehour #earth_reflect #romanbaths #aquaesulis #archeotime #archaeology #nationalgeographic #travellife #thebestshooter #nofilterneeded #travelon #goldenhour #igerspiceni #spqr #summernight #coolcurator #seeyououtthere (at The Roman Baths)

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withabackpackandcamera · 4 years

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November 24th, 2019

Day 3: Bath, The Home of the Roman Bath

Last night’s sleep was very comfortable, especially given the ongoing need to adjust to the time here and the constant realization that not sleeping on the plane would leave us with residual sleep deprivation that would follow along with us for awhile. It was really hard to get out of the warm bed this morning but free breakfast was calling and we couldn’t miss our chance at free breakfast!

And the breakfast was super worth it! Instead of sitting down at a table and being provided some slices of bread and jam, some yogurt, and some fruit like you usually get at run-of-the-mill lodgings around the world, we were given a simple menu of breakfast options to choose from. Whoa, we get to pick!? And pick we did! Cynthia ordered a Full English Breakfast and I had an Eggs Benedict with Ham. Both were delicious and a great surprise for breakfast. After lounging around the comfy breakfast area for a bit while sipping our tea and coffee, we eventually got up to pack and check out of the inn.

We drove into Bath and luckily found a parking garage that was located conveniently close to midtown and didn’t charge a ransom. After figuring out how to pay for parking, we proceeded to walk into town. At first glance, Bath was a typical European city with some walkable downtown pedestrian-only streets and alleys with tourist attractions and abbeys to see and restaurants and shops to explore. But given the season, Bath was all Christmas-ed up in preparation for the upcoming Christmas holidays! Storefronts were decorated with Christmas decorations. Christmas music was playing everywhere. And people were setting up Christmas market stalls for the upcoming Bath Christmas festival and market, a big deal in the area around the holiday season.

Our first stop in Bath was the Ancient Roman Baths, the namesake for the city. It ended up being a long stop given how much more there was to see and learn at this attraction than just the Roman baths preserved from long ago. There was so much history behind the baths, the city, and the people who once lived here and those who settled here from the Roman Empire afterward. And the entrance fee covered an audio-guided tour, which made it easy to stay and learn as much as possible about the baths. We probably spent around two hours at the Ancient Roman Baths learning all about old Britain back in the day, the Ancient Romans, and these historic baths before finally leaving to check out the rest of the city.

Like previous places we had visited, we strolled through town and stopped by stores and shops here and there to check them out. We stopped at Bath Abbey before spending some time in Mr. B’s Emporium Bookshop, a fun and rather large bookshop with tons of books, before leaving to find a place for afternoon tea. We peeked at one or two tea shops before deciding that we’d hold off on tea until later in the afternoon to make the most of the opportunity to see Bath before the late afternoon darkness arrived. So we continued to tour Bath, stopping by the Pulteney Bridge and Laura Place Fountain and then roaming around random streets until the daylight dimmed.

By dusk, we were ready for afternoon tea. But the afternoon tearooms weren’t ready for us. A lot of them were already closed or close to closing time. We walked through town once or twice trying to find open tea shops to stop at before finally settling on a place called Sweet Little Things. By the time we actually got there and sat down, the kitchen was closed for the day and all that was available were whatever pastries or cakes they had at the front counter. So we ordered the orange and lavender cake with some hot chocolate to enjoy within the warmth of the restaurant.

It was nice to sit down and relax for a bit after a full day of walking the town. But eventually we left to explore just a tad bit more before deciding on a place for dinner. Given that we just had some cake, we weren’t starving but thought it was a good idea to get some dinner before the long drive to our AirBnB near London Heathrow. Ultimately, after throwing some ideas out there, we decided on getting Nando’s for dinner! Yup, THE Nando’s! A Portugese chicken restaurant that holds a special place in my heart ever since I first had it back in 2010 in Brisbane and a place that is surprisingly hard to come by in the U.S.

Thinking that we were hungrier than we actually were, we ended up ordering a full chicken combo meal with four sides. It was delicious but by the end of it all, we had so much food left over to take home with us. WHY DID WE ORDER A FULL CHICKEN!? Should’ve known better! But it was delicious and an easy meal without putting much thought and effort into looking for a new and unique place on TripAdvisor to try for dinner.

With our bellies full of delicious food, we walked around the dead quiet streets of downtown Bath one last time to digest half the chicken we ate before getting our car and starting our return trip back to the London area, where we were staying for the night before a really early flight out to Edinburgh in the wee hours of the morning.

5 Things I Learned Today:

1. You can hear birds chirping in England at 2AM in the morning. WTF.... Whyyyyyy???

2. Bath, also known back in the day as Aquae Sulis, is known for its Ancient Roman baths, discovered in the late 19th century. At that time, the Roman baths and a temple were discovered in the area. The actual bath was likely already constructed by 69 AD based on historical evidence but the springs were used earlier by local tribes, like the Dobunni and the Durotriges, likely long before the Romans came to Britain in 43 AD.

3. Beware: tea houses close early. I guess that makes some sense since you should eat dinner at some point in the day and if you have afternoon tea TOO late, you probably won’t make it to dinner.

4. In order to use prepaid Vodafone (or other) SIM cards in the UK with a foreign phone that isn’t used to using prepaid SIMs, you have to change some of the addresses (like the APN and WAP) to pp.vodafone.co.uk (for Vodafone SIMs, at least). Make sure you do this for multiple addresses (as seen above) in your phone settings so that if you need to create a personal hotspot, you can as well. Didn’t learn this until stopping by a Vodafone store to troubleshoot the personal hotspot issue we were having.

5. A lot of sinks in England are somewhat old school and run hot and cold water through separate faucets. WHY???? How do I get warm water without a cup to mix it in?? Why must it be so difficult??

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aldobrix · 5 years

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Terme romane. #aldohistoryproject #aquaesulis #historiaregumbritanniae #bladud #minerva #vespasiano #75dc #2006 (presso Bath, Somerset) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu7uM_YB5WW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v0aw2u6ouweq

#aldohistoryproject #aquaesulis #historiaregumbritanniae #bladud #minerva #vespasiano #75dc #2006

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hengxiaoqian · 6 years

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The importance of bathing to the ancient romans back to two thousand years ago and so do us today. Let's go BATH. 🛁 #hxqtravel2018🇬🇧 #romanbaths #aquaesulis #royalcrescent #bathabbey #bath #somerset (at The Roman Baths) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmjWPASlbqU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p9ziu77d7abg

#hxqtravel2018🇬🇧#romanbaths #aquaesulis #royalcrescent #bathabbey #bath #somerset

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owlswellblogs · 6 years

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Diligently completing a learning trail. #toddlerlife #romanbath #aquaesulis @theromanbaths

#aquaesulis #romanbath #toddlerlife

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frizzywitchliz · 6 years

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Aquae Sulis at #bathspauni open day. #Stringquartet #violin #viola #cello #edgyphoto #silhouette #aquaesulis

#cello #edgyphoto #viola #violin #silhouette #stringquartet #bathspauni #aquaesulis

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iamdjgordon · 7 years

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Chilling like a Roman. #😌#🏛 #bath #aquaesulis #romanbaths #roman #spa #history #somerset #romans #romanbritain #travel #igtravel #uktravel #igersuk #igersengland (at The Roman Baths)

#romans #uktravel #romanbaths #spa #romanbritain #aquaesulis #igtravel #😌#igersengland #somerset #travel #roman #bath #igersuk #history

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owlswellblogs · 6 years

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A morning of ancient history in the city centre #aquaesulis #childfriendly #romanbath @theromanbaths

#romanbath #childfriendly #aquaesulis

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jminter · 7 years

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Visiting the historic @theromanbaths with a few hundred others... . . #romanbaths #bath #somerset #england #sulphur #mineral #hotsprings #waters #spa #baths #geothermal #aquaesulis #romans #pumproom #victorians #archeology #history #museum #uk #eurotrip http://ift.tt/2qC3Odz

#IFTTT #Instagram

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