The city of Bath got its name from the Roman Baths, its famous landmark and one of the ancient world's most renowned religious spas. The people of Roman Britain built this around 2,000 years ago and regularly visited the site to worship the goddess Sulis Minerva (the original Roman name of this place was Aquae Sulis ) and bathe in the natural thermal springs, which were believed to have healing properties. As Roman authority faded from Britain in the early 5th century, the ba