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  2. Roman Baths (Bath) - Wikipedia

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    The Roman Baths are well-preserved thermae in the city of Bath, Somerset, England. A temple was constructed on the site between 60 and 70 AD in the first few decades of Roman Britain. Its presence led to the development of the small Roman urban settlement known as Aquae Sulis around the site. The Roman baths—designed for public bathing ...

  3. Bath Abbey - Wikipedia

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    The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly known as Bath Abbey, [ 6] is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. [ 7] Founded in the 7th century, it was reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries; major restoration work was carried out by ...

  4. Bath, Somerset - Wikipedia

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    Bath (RP: / b ɑː θ /; [2] local pronunciation: [3]) is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset in England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. [4] At the 2021 Census, the population was 94,092. [1] Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Bristol.

  5. Buildings and architecture of Bath - Wikipedia

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    Bath Abbey from the Roman Baths Gallery. Bath Abbey was founded in 1499 [6] on the site of an 8th-century church. [7] The original Anglo-Saxon church was pulled down after 1066, [21] and a grand cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul was begun on the site by John of Tours, Bishop of Bath and Wells, around 1090; [22] [23] however, only the ambulatory was complete when he died in ...

  6. Thermae - Wikipedia

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    Roman public baths in Bath, England.The entire structure above the level of the pillar bases is a later reconstruction. Bulla Regia, inside the thermal baths. In ancient Rome, thermae (from Greek θερμός thermos, "hot") and balneae (from Greek βαλανεῖον balaneion) were facilities for bathing.

  7. Aquae Sulis - Wikipedia

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    Aquae Sulis ( Latin for Waters of Sulis) was a small town in the Roman province of Britannia. Today it is the English city of Bath, Somerset. The Antonine Itinerary register of Roman roads lists the town as Aquis Sulis.[ 1] Ptolemy records the town as Aquae calidae (warm waters) in his 2nd-century work Geographia, where it is listed as one of ...

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