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The Essential Roman Baths Stephen Bird

The Essential Roman Baths By Stephen Bird

The Essential Roman Baths by Stephen Bird


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At Roman Baths, visitors can see in-situ remains and ornate architectural fragments of magnificent Temple of Sulis Minerva, goddess of thermal spring, and well-preserved bath-house frequented by residents and pilgrims nearly 2,000 years ago. This book acts as a guide to the site, illustrating why and how the complex was built.

The Essential Roman Baths Summary

The Essential Roman Baths by Stephen Bird

The Roman Baths at Bath is the best-preserved ancient baths and temple complex in northern Europe. It is here, at the heart of the World Heritage Site of Bath, that the only thermal springs in the UK emerge from deep underground, bringing health and vitality to this beautiful city. In the first century AD, the Romans chose this site to build the most dramatic suite of public buildings of Roman Britain. At the Roman Baths, visitors can see in-situ remains and ornate architectural fragments of the magnificent Temple of Sulis Minerva, goddess of the thermal spring, and the remarkably well-preserved bath-house frequented by residents and pilgrims nearly 2,000 years ago. Also on display are coins and curses thrown into the Sacred Spring as petitions to the presiding goddess, inscriptions recording local people and well-travelled pilgrims, and numerous other treasures unearthed through archaeological excavations over the past 300 years. "The Essential Roman Baths" is the brand-new authorised guide to the site, illustrating why and how the complex was built and displaying many of its greatest treasures. It features newly commissioned photography of the entire complex and its ancient finds, an authoritative and accessible text, and informative diagrams and illustrations.

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GOR012240935
9781857594669
1857594665
The Essential Roman Baths by Stephen Bird
Used - Like New
Paperback
Scala Publishers Ltd
2006-11-01
48
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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