Posted on 04/20/2021 3:38:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
The Beau Street Hoard was excavated by archaeologists on the site of the Gainsborough Hotel in Beau Street, Bath in 2007 and is one of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries to have been made in Bath.
The Beau Street Hoard is on permanent public display in an interactive exhibit within the People of Aquae Sulis Gallery. The 17,577 Roman coins span the period from 32BC – 274AD and were found in eight separate money bags, which were fused together. In March 2014 Bath & North East Somerset Council was awarded a grant of £372,500 from The Heritage Lottery Fund to purchase the hoard.
(Excerpt) Read more at romanbaths.co.uk ...
There was a thread awhile back on the “greatest inventions”. It was way deep into the comments - but some Freeper said his grandmother told him “running water”.
I think the Romans would agree. And I imagine without running water, many of the folks that invented other things would have died of disease before they could ever get around to inventing the other stuff. Or - too busy hauling water from the pond.
Heh, yeah, because of where and when I grew up, I just barely missed the "convenience" of hand-pumped wells -- which had been a huge improvement. Homebrew was a necessity for the frontier, and for pre-Age of Sail Europe both rural and urban. The hops still grow here.
Boy, when they zot, they really zot. Not even a posting history left, just this smoldering terrain covered with ash.
Since I have been deep in tax season, I have missed out on the trolls and ogres so, sorry for my jump. You leave large-size footprints in so many posts! At least give me credit for that great picture.
So... in short ... YES you were too sub tull!
Yes. Roman: Slave, run down to the river and fetch me a bath...............
Yeah, 'coz the Romans were all white supremacists.
"An Anglo-Saxon ship burial occured in Sutton Hoo. In this video, I explore the objects found and their symbolism, linking in with Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf." | National Trust - Sutton Hoo | December 14, 2020 | godtres
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