Friday, December 10, 2010

Roman Baths Museum

The museum houses artefacts from the Roman period including objects which were thrown into the Sacred Spring, presumably as offerings to the goddess.  Some Romans threw curses written on sheets of lead into the baths, asking the goddess to curse a person who had done them wrong. 

Of course, the baths were also used for bathing, the water getting between 64-96 degrees.  The Roman baths are no longer used for bathing after a young girl was given lead poisoning. 


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