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tiompan Jun 5, 2013 10:37:03
Replying to Littlestone

Littlestone wrote:
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 :-)

There are countless examples suggesting that the site was dedicated to Sulis Minerva a healing deity , I could list some if you like ,or simply google it yourself . That is why I asked if you disagreed if it was the most common assumption .You didn't answer .
The argument is supported by the facts on the ground .
There is no evidence that can strengthen the case and until you provide anything to weaken it it makes sense to accept that assumption as the most likely .

L Littlestone
Littlestone Jun 5, 2013 16:52:03
Replying to tiompan

tiompan wrote:
There are countless examples suggesting that the site was dedicated to Sulis Minerva a healing deity , I could list some if you like ,or simply google it yourself . That is why I asked if you disagreed if it was the most common assumption .You didn't answer .
The argument is supported by the facts on the ground .
There is no evidence that can strengthen the case and until you provide anything to weaken it it makes sense to accept that assumption as the most likely .
Aye up Mr t. That’s not the point. No one’s disputing that the site is dedicated to Sulis Minerva – the question is whether it was dedicate to her in her role as a healing deity. That’s the point. So far the only link you’ve provided is one to the Roman Bath site which categorically does not mention her role at Bath as one of a healing deity.

As much as I’d like to spend time Googling the issue it’s not really for me to disprove your assertion that Bath is dedicated to a healing deity but for you to provide evidence that it is... if you get my drift :-)