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The Ancient Roman Baths in the English city of Bath - illuminated by afternoon sunshine casting reflections in the thermal bathBath Abbey is visible in the distance framed by the pillars and shadows of the ancient remains belowBritain

Bath, UK - 1 July, 2019: color image depicting the exterior architecture of the Pump Room and Roman baths in the city of Bath, Somerset, UK. The Roman Baths are a well-preserved thermae in the city of Bath, Somerset, England. A temple was constructed on the site between 60-70CE in the first few decades of Roman Britain. Its presence led to the development of the small Roman urban settlement known as Aquae Sulis around the site. Focus is on the pump room sign, while beyond, defocused is the impressive cathedral.

Ælfheah  953 – 1012 aka Alphege, Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester, later Archbishop of Canterbury. He became abbot of Bath Abbey. He was captured by Viking raiders in 1011 during the siege of Canterbury and killed by them the following year after refusing to allow himself to be ransomed. Ælfheah was canonised as a saint in 1078.

Part of the artifacts which is included in the Roman Bath, this stone etched Sun God (which is beleived to be a Gorgon) was uncovered in the ruins of the Roman Baths, during the period when the Roman Empire occupied the Roman Baths in Bath, England. This artifact It is still in the ruins of the Roman Bathhouse, a major tourist destination in the UK.

Bath is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset in South West England. It is situated 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Bristol. The city was first established as a spa with the Latin name, Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sulis") by the Romans sometime in the AD 60s about 20 years after they had arrived in Britain (AD43), although oral tradition suggests that Bath was known before then.

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