Aquae Sulis

Aquae Sulis was a Roman settlement established in the first few years after AD 43, where the Fosse Way crossed the River Avon around naturally occurring hot springs [1]. By the 3rd century AD, it had developed into an important walled temple and bath complex, serving as a visitor attraction for its therapeutic waters [1]. The Romans began building a formal temple complex dedicated to the goddess Sulis Minerva in the 60s AD [1]. Ptolemy recorded the town as Aquae calidae in his 2nd-century Geographia, listing it among the cities of the Belgae [1]. The settlement declined by the early 5th century [1]. Today the site is the modern city of Bath, containing one of the best preserved Roman remains in the world [2].