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About The Ancient Healing Powers Of The Roman Baths

Secrets Of The Roman Baths | And Why Swimming Is Banned! In this video, Alice Loxton visits one of the most fascinating Roman sites in Britain, the Roman baths in the glorious city of Bath. But don’t worry, this is not another dreaded Latin lesson. Alice takes you, the subscribers of the History Hit the original video platform channel, through the best bits of the history, the history without the boring bits. She looks at everything from trendy hairstyles to sacrificial altars, we’ll get to grips with ancient curses, beguiling myths and front page news discoveries. She even shows you where our ancestors got it wrong, with typos and botched jobs - which landed them, in, well, a lot of hot water. So gather your rubber ducks and grab a towel, it’s time to dive head first into the remarkable secrets history of the Roman baths.

The Ancient Healing Powers Of The Roman Baths is presented by History Hit. Its listed runtime is 25 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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Title
The Ancient Healing Powers Of The Roman Baths
Category
History
Runtime
25 minutes
Language
English
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History Hit

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