... continue respecting their gods. In fact after they arrived, the romans began to see a connection between the Celtic gods and the old roman gods. They also had similar beliefs in formless, vague spirits known as the "numina". These made the Romans decidet to combine some of the roman and Celtic gods. The Romans discovered that there was a hot mineral spring. Yet, long before the Romans conquered the British Isles, the Celts found the hot springs coming from the ground. Linking spiritual significance to the site, the Celts dedicated it to their goddess Sullis-who was the goddess of reason and health- by building a temple. The Romans identified the Celtic goddess Sulis- worshipped by the Celts at this site- with their own goddess Minerva, who was often seen with weapons for her martial powers and an owl for wisdom. Thus, the shrine to the goddess Sulis-Minerva was built upon ...

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