What happened in the Temple Courtyard?

Image: a priest holding a sheep - a Roman cartoon character

 

 

 

 

Image: 'The owl' - a Roman cartoon character

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Lots of people would have come to visit the huge Temple. We only have some of the stone from the other buildings but from them we can guess they would have been large and grand."

Image: 'Apulia' - a Roman cartoon character

Apulia: "The Temple is in the middle of the open air Temple courtyard. This is where most of the ceremonies take place. In front of the Temple is the great altar where the priests make sacrifices to Sulis Minerva. They kill cows, sheep and pigs and give them to the goddess."

 

"On each side of the courtyard are other big buildings. The gateway to the Spring building has a picture of the sun at the top. The other building has pictures of the four seasons: winter, spring, summer and autumn."

 

Image: drawing of Romans in front of the Temple

Roman people gathered in the courtyard