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tiompan Jun 4, 2013 20:02:04
Replying to Littlestone

Littlestone wrote:
tiompan wrote:
Littlestone wrote:
Compelling it might be but there is no proof that healing was central to the worship of Minerva at Bath. Until there is (if there ever is) the jury will remain out on the matter.
I doubt it would be possible to prove 100 % we can only go on what we have ,it seems to be a common understanding of the evidence .
Sorry, I have to disagree – at best it’s an assumption and at worst it’s (possibly) distorting historical fact. That’s a dangerous road to go down (as so many have gone down in the past).
Do you disagree that it is the most common assumption ?

What fact is being distorted ?
There is at least some basis for the assumption , it's not in the same league as sacred hills , stones transported to Stonehenge etc .

L Littlestone
Littlestone Jun 5, 2013 08:39:01
Replying to tiompan

tiompan wrote:
Do you disagree that it is the most common assumption ?

What fact is being distorted ?
There is at least some basis for the assumption , it's not in the same league as sacred hills , stones transported to Stonehenge etc .

Whether the baths were dedicated to Minerva in her manifestation as a healing goddess has yet to be shown as fact (so far you have only provided a link to the Roman Baths website that, far from supporting your assumption (which you appear to be claiming as a given here, does not mention the healing aspect of the goddess at all. To continue, therefore, to advance your assumption without more (if not much stronger) evidence could, as I said above, be distorting historical fact.

Best keep an open mind on the matter until we have more evidence :-)