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title: Roman Gorgon's Head - Bath
author: Wanda Marcussen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11012/roman-gorgons-head---bath/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Roman Gorgon's Head - Bath

_Authored by [Wanda Marcussen](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/wanda.marcussen/)_

## Image File

[![Roman Gorgon's Head - Bath](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11012.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11012.jpg)

## Image Caption

The pediment from the [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of Sulis [Minerva](https://www.worldhistory.org/Minerva/) is a carving of a Gorgon’s head- thought to be a “male [Medusa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Medusa/)” surrounded by hair, wings and possibly snakes. Gorgon’s heads are linked to Minerva and her [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) equivalent, [Athena](https://www.worldhistory.org/athena/), as she carries the gorgon symbol on her shield and/or armor. The Sulis Minerva temple was in use in the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) period in [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/) (1st to early 5th century CE) and can now be viewed in the [Roman Baths](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Baths/) Museum in Bath, UK.

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## About the Author

Wanda Marcussen is a doctoral research fellow in environmental history at the University of Oslo. Her academic interest includes climate history, marine environmental history, and cultural heritage studies.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Marcussen, W. (2019, July 16). Roman Gorgon's Head - Bath. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11012/roman-gorgons-head---bath/>
### Chicago
Marcussen, Wanda. "Roman Gorgon's Head - Bath." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 16, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11012/roman-gorgons-head---bath/>.
### MLA
Marcussen, Wanda. "Roman Gorgon's Head - Bath." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Jul 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11012/roman-gorgons-head---bath/>.

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