Aquae Sulis

The Great bath

I went to the Roman Baths at 7 p.m. to see it lit up with torches.  I got more then I expected- it was also a museum. The audio guides were very informative and told you about artifacts the baths had.  There were also computer projections that showed what the Romans looked like and what they did in certain parts of the exhibit.  When we got to the Great bath (the one that is open for viewing) I stood close to it and looked around.  The water in the bath is from a natural hot spring. My favorite part was the actors pretending to be actual Romans.  One told me all about the makeup wealthy women wore.  The architecture was impressive and they didn't have many of the machines we have today (though the romans were really smart - they found out the correct  measurement of a year).  The people of Aquae Sulis (what Bath was called back then) built the baths as a temple to the goddess Minerva, the goddess of wisdom.

An actor pretending to be a Roman craftsman

The Gorgon carving