Home›Romano-British Sites›All Romano-British SitesBrowse ByAll Romano-British SitesSites reflecting the fusion of Roman and native British religious practice during the Roman occupation of Britain, where imported and local deities were often equated or worshipped side by side rather than one replacing the other. Sacred sites are grouped by tradition at a fine grain here, so a heading can be narrow without that saying anything about the tradition's own reach.FactsLearn MoreAll Romano-British SitesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsAttestationEra of AttestationWell-attestedRomano-British cult sites are attested from the conquest of 43 CE to the end of Roman administration in the early fifth century. The curse tablets thrown into the spring at Bath are the largest body of first-hand religious writing to survive from Roman Britain, and they are the words of ordinary worshippers rather than of priests. 3OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedTemples and healing springs of Roman Britain, where Roman and native cult met and gods were worshipped under paired names - Sulis Minerva at Bath, Mars Nodens at Lydney. The pairing is interpretatio, a Roman habit of identifying foreign gods with their own; it does not mean that the two cults, or the two gods, were the same. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreRomano-British Sacred Sites This small group gathers a Romano-British sacred site, a temple or shrine from the period of Roman Britain, where Roman and native Celtic religion blended, often at healing springs and sanctuaries served by fused Romano-Celtic deities. The browser will find the site the atlas classes here. The entry describes its deities and religious function within the syncretic religious world of Roman Britain.All Romano-British SitesFilter Results3 entriesPilgrimage StatusAllPilgrimage attested historically; not continuing (1)UNESCO World Heritage StatusAllInscribed on the World Heritage List (2)Not Inscribed (1)Cult Centre OfAllCoventina (1)Nodens (1)Associated WithAllAsclepius (1)Mars (1)Minerva (1)Neptune (1)Originated InAllBritish Isles (1)British Isles and Gaul (1)Origin Period Start YearAll60 (1)364 (1)Practice StatusAllRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceased (2)Standing, but maintained as a museum or heritage monument (1)Site TypeAllSacred river, lake, spring or sea (1)Shrine (2)Temple or temple complex (1)TraditionAllCeltic Paganism (2)Roman Religion (1)CountryAllUnited Kingdom (2)United Kingdom (England) (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3Aquae Sulis (Bath)Romano-British SitesCoventina's WellRomano-British SitesLydney Park (Temple of Nodens)Romano-British SitesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. The Wheel as a Cult-Symbol in the Romano-Celtic Worldtier 1Miranda Green, Latomus, 19843. Tabellae Sulis: Roman Inscribed Tablets of Tin and Lead from the Sacred Spring at Bathtier 1R. S. O. Tomlin, Oxford University Committee for Archaeology, 1988Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.