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The Ancient Roman Baths use natural spring water from the River Avon, where Romans purified and cleansed themselves daily.
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The Iron Age Dobunni tribe built the first sanctuary here, dedicating it to Sulis, later equated with Roman goddess Minerva.
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After Romans left Britain in the 5th century, the baths were abandoned until Major Charles Davis rediscovered them in 1878.
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Around the baths, archaeologists found rings, bracelets, vases, bronze items, precious stones, and over 12,000 coins.
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The Roman temple entrance at Bath resembled a Gorgon's face, inspired by Greek myths of Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale.
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The Laconicum was a small, circular, intensely hot room with a conical roof, turning steam by splashing water.
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Roman baths were believed to have healing powers, said to have cured Bladud's leprosy, which led Romans to notice their benefits.
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The baths were public spaces using heated spring water to cure diseases and relax; bathing stopped after Roman rule ended.
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Roman baths featured hot spring pools inside and Victorian statues of British governors and Roman emperors on the terrace.
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The Great Bath, the spa's centerpiece, is a lead-lined pool filled with geothermally heated water from a sacred spring.
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