Historical Exhibits and Objects at the Roman Baths
The Roman Baths complex is a site of a well-preserved ancient Roman public bath and museum. The Roman Baths themselves are below the modern street level. There are four main parts to the complex: the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman Bath House and the museum, holding finds from Roman Bath. The buildings above street level date from the 19th century.
The Historical Exhibits and Objects at the Roman Baths include:
- Earliest Inscription from the Roman Baths
- The Temple Pediment of the Temple Sulis Minerva
- Gilt bronze head of the goddess Sulis Minerva
- Hypocaust of the Heated Room in the Roman Baths
- The Sacred Spring Overflow
- The Curse Tablets
- Gravestone of a Cavalryman
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“Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.”
– Queen Victoria
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