Eveline and me in one of the smaller baths. When the Romans built it up, they dedicated it their goddess, Minerva (the Greek Athena) and to the Celtic equivalent, Sulis. Hence, there are dedications to Sulis-Minerva. Both were goddesses of wisdom, though I can't quite remember why the baths were dedicated to goddesses of wisdom. The Romans rarely assimilated cultures, but embraced foreign gods and goddesses, either adding them to their "repertoire" or finding a similar equivalent in their own culture.