The surviving stones of the Temple pediment
showing the Gorgon's head in the centre
A museum object selected in the BBC's
History of the
World January 2010. View a
press release here.
The Temple at Bath is one of only two truly classical temples
known from Roman Britain. It was the place where the cult statue of
the goddess Sulis
Minerva was housed.
The great ornamental pediment survives, and has been re-erected
in the Roman Baths Museum.
It carries the image of a fearsome head carved in Bath stone and it
is thought to be the Gorgon’s
head, which was a powerful symbol of the goddess Sulis
Minerva.
EXPLORE:
Find out about the Roman temple
here.