08-21-2014, 06:16 PM
Salvete omnes,
I'm back from a 5-days-tour of London and South-England and I could not resist visiting the city of Bath (the Roman Baths). I was surprised to see a small but interesting museum... and not only a 2000 years old swimming pool ! ;-)
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In around 65AD the Romans were the first to use the hot waterspring (45° C) for their own purposes, they used engineering techniques to built a temple and several baths around the sacred spring. The spring was dedicated to the goddess Minerva, originally the Celtic goddess Sulis (that is why the roman named the spring Aqua Sulis). Any water, not required for the spring went via an overflow system towards a drain (that still works perfectly today, directing the water to the river Avon.
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Lined with 45 sheets of tick lead and 1.6 metres deep, the Great Bath is accessed by four steed steps surrounding it
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You can see the use of lead for manufacturing "waterproof" linings and waterpipes...
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In the main building is a museum with quite a lot of artefacts and interesting archeologic findings...
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gravestone of a "Belgian-Roman legionary" Julius Vitalis, armourer in the XX° Legion Valeria Victrix with 9 years of service, aged 29 year. a Belgic tribesman with funeral paid by the guild of armourers, lies here.
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The XX° legion who may have been involved in building the baths
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So, I hope you enjoyed the pictures. When you ever visit Bath...please visit the Roman museum and baths
I'm back from a 5-days-tour of London and South-England and I could not resist visiting the city of Bath (the Roman Baths). I was surprised to see a small but interesting museum... and not only a 2000 years old swimming pool ! ;-)
[attachment=10555]Londen2014041.JPG[/attachment]
In around 65AD the Romans were the first to use the hot waterspring (45° C) for their own purposes, they used engineering techniques to built a temple and several baths around the sacred spring. The spring was dedicated to the goddess Minerva, originally the Celtic goddess Sulis (that is why the roman named the spring Aqua Sulis). Any water, not required for the spring went via an overflow system towards a drain (that still works perfectly today, directing the water to the river Avon.
[attachment=10556]Londen2014046.JPG[/attachment]
Lined with 45 sheets of tick lead and 1.6 metres deep, the Great Bath is accessed by four steed steps surrounding it
[attachment=10557]Londen2014045.JPG[/attachment]
You can see the use of lead for manufacturing "waterproof" linings and waterpipes...
[attachment=10558]Londen2014044.JPG[/attachment]
In the main building is a museum with quite a lot of artefacts and interesting archeologic findings...
[attachment=10559]Londen2014029.JPG[/attachment]
[attachment=10560]Londen2014032.JPG[/attachment]
[attachment=10561]Londen2014038.JPG[/attachment]
gravestone of a "Belgian-Roman legionary" Julius Vitalis, armourer in the XX° Legion Valeria Victrix with 9 years of service, aged 29 year. a Belgic tribesman with funeral paid by the guild of armourers, lies here.
[attachment=10565]Londen2014033.JPG[/attachment]
The XX° legion who may have been involved in building the baths
[attachment=10563]Londen2014039.JPG[/attachment]
[attachment=10564]Londen2014031.JPG[/attachment]
So, I hope you enjoyed the pictures. When you ever visit Bath...please visit the Roman museum and baths
Nihil de his rebus scis, abi et cucurbitas describe...
