Ch 10 Aquae Sulis & Different Gods

What was the name of the Roman town where the sacred springs of Aquae Sulis were located?

• Londinium

• Eboracum

• Aquae Sulis

• Camulodunum

How many gallons of hot water rich in minerals rise up from the ground at Aquae Sulis?

• 400,000 gallons

• 309,000 gallons

• 200,000 gallons

• 100,000 gallons

What temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit) was the hot water?

(a)  

What three things were the baths used for?

• religious ceremonies

• health

• leisure

• business

Label the bath complex.

a

b

c

d

e

altar

caldarium

temple

spring

warm baths

Why would the people offer presents to the goddess Sulis Minerva?

Which letter on this altar is written backwards?

(a)  

Why did the Romans merge the local gods of conquered people with their own?

What was the Roman goddess of wisdom, medicine, and crafts associated with the temple at Aquae Sulis?

(a)  

What was the name of the Roman god of thunder and the king of the gods assimilated with Hadad?

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Mars

• Jupiter