Temple pediment
A view of the whole pediment of the temple.
© Bath & North East Somerset Council
Temple (detail)
Detail of the central head.
© Bath & North East Somerset Council
Temple (detail)
The head of Minerva from the temple in Bath.
© Bath & North East Somerset Council
Italian temple (detail)
A terracotta head of a gorgon from a temple in Sicily, about 490 BC.
Perseus, Athena and Medusa
A painting of Perseus, Athena and Medusa, from a pot made in Athens about 460 BC.
Web resources for children
Source: romanbaths.co.uk
Link to the children’s pages on the Roman Baths Museum website.
Visit the site http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/childrens_pages.aspxVideo: What were the baths for?
Source: bbc.co.uk
A two minute video explaining that the baths were used to swim in and to pray to the goddess Minerva.
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/3707.htmlRoman religion
Source: bbc.co.uk
Link to resources about Roman religion from BBC Primary History.
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/religion/God of Roman Britain
Source: britishmuseum.org
Guide to some of the gods of Roman Britain on the British Museum’s Young Explorers pages.
Visit the site http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers/discover/all_about/gods_of_roman_britain.aspxOutside the classroom
Roman baths in Bath
Source: romanbaths.co.uk
Visit the Roman Baths.
Visit the site http://www.romanbaths.co.ukMuseum of London
Source: museumoflondon.org.uk
Visit the site http://www.museumoflondon.org.ukBenwell Roman Temple and Hadrian's Wall
Source: english-heritage.org.uk
Visit the site https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/benwell-roman-temple-hadrians-wall/British Museum
Source: britishmuseum.org
Visit the site http://www.britishmuseum.org