Hot Springs

As the Romans advanced towards England they found a hot spring. They never had seen one before and they thought it was like a gift from the gods. There was several hot springs near each other that they found. The largest one was worshipped by many people because it was the biggest of the hot springs, and they thought the hot springs were gifts from the gods. Many would throw their valuables into the springs to please the gods.The Romans created a plumbing system and so pipes would bring the hot water to the Baths that were built there. So at this bath they didn't need to make a heating sytem for the caldarium. Because the water was brought in from the "holy" hot springs, in these baths an altar was built so that priests could make animal sacrifices to the gods. The water from the hot springs also had a reputation to heal illnesses. This brought many from all over to drink the water thinking and hoping that it would cure their illness.