A Roman Wonder - Aquae Sulis

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By Super

Monday, March 25, 2013, 9:06

In the World where everyday a wonder is created by man using technology, Natural wonders still are on the pedestal of miracle, which no technology can make. Such a wonder is the Roman Bath Aquae Sulis.

This hot spring bubbling at the rate of 120 degrees Fahrenhite has many mythological associations to it. The Bath, previously belonging to the South Western England was thought of as the worship place of Goddess Suli – The Goddess of Water. She offered her deities the water of heaven to cleance themselves but with the Roman Invation in England, they started calling the bath the gift of Goddess Minerva – The healing diety.

From more scientific point of view, experts have found that the bath water contains minerals like iron, magnesium, potassium, copper and radium, which when bathed in absordes into the body curing skin deseases specifically.

The ambiance of Aquae Sulis itself is sure to put one at peace with beautiful Roman sculptures perched on the walls and silent churches lie by the side of the road. If scientifically the bath heal skin then spirutially it cleans the inner self of human.