What did the Romans ever do for Bath?

So what did the Romans ever do for Bath?

Why did they come? What did they contribute? What impact did they have over the 400 or so years they were here? 

To find some answers, this month we travel back two thousand years.

Bob Whitaker, Archaeological Adviser BACAS (Bath and Counties Archaeological Society) specialises in the Romans and describes the route they first constructed to reach Bath. He talks about the Roman lead mines in the Mendips and also the impact that geophysics has had on archaeology.

We take a tour around the award-winning Roman Baths Clore Learning Centre with Lindsey Braidley, Learning and Participation Manager, and hear about the activities they have designed for local school children and community groups.

Plus a local woman living in Combe Down tells us of the extraordinary find of a roman skeleton in her garden wall.

Credits

Music: Audionautix

Produced by Pommy Harmar

Links

BACAS - https://www.bacas.org.uk/

Roman Baths Clore Learning Centre - https://tinyurl.com/2s3px7se