Press release What happened? - emperor hadrian’s birthday bubble bath Where? – ravenglass roman bathhouse When? – monday 12 noon 24 january 2022
To celebrate the launch of hadrian's wall 1900 the emperor hadrian himself Sailed in on monday from rome to the ravenglass estuary where he enjoyed a Bubble bath within the ancient roman bathhouse. Suitably refreshed and Cleansed, he is now ready for the year of festivities along his hadrianic frontier. The 24th january 2022 would have been his 1946 Th birthday and 1900 years since He decreed that a frontier be constructed to define the limits of his empire. The Ceremonies were supervised by sulis, the romano celtic goddess of thermal Springs and healing waters. The emperor enjoyed a very hot bubble bath, Roman honey cake and of course, mulled wine, newly popularised in the 2nd Century throughout the roman empire.