Roman Sacred Spring

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Wanda Marcussen
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published on 17 July 2019
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The hot water- sacred spring at Aquae Sulis, now Bath. The goddess Sulis Minerva was seen as the embodiment of the sacred water in the Roman era (1st- early 5th century CE).

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Wanda Marcussen
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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Marcussen, W. (2019, July 17). Roman Sacred Spring. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11022/roman-sacred-spring/

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Marcussen, Wanda. "Roman Sacred Spring." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 17, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11022/roman-sacred-spring/.

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Marcussen, Wanda. "Roman Sacred Spring." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Jul 2019. Web. 11 Sep 2024.

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