abstract:Gilt bronze head from the cult statue of Sulis Minerva from the Temple at Bath, found in Stall Street in 1727 and now displayed at the [[Roman Baths (Bath).]]
The city was first established as a spa resort with theLatinname, Aquae Sulis ("the waters ofSulis") by the Romans in AD43althoughverbal tradition suggests thatBath was known before then.