Sulis etymology, as well as several other characteristics, such as the association with sight, civic law, and epithets relating to light, Sulis has been interpreted as a solar deity, at least in pre-Roman times. Some researchers have further suggested a role as the "de facto" Celtic solar deity, the associated Sulevia and similar names being the goddess's attestations elsewhere. Sulis has a number of modern-day worshipers among the Wiccan and Pagan communities. As of 1998, some people still deposited offerings in the waters of the Roman baths. Sulis In localised Celtic polytheism practised in Britain, Sulis was a deity worshipped at
Battle of Aquae Sextiae Battle of Aquae Sextiae The Battle of Aquae Sextiae (Aix-en-Provence) took place in 102 BC. After a string of Roman defeats (see Battle of Arausio), the Romans under Gaius Marius finally defeated the Teutones and Ambrones. The Teutones and the Ambrones were virtually wiped out, with the Romans claiming to have killed 90,000 and captured 20,000, including large numbers of women and children who were later sold into slavery. Some of the surviving captives are reported to have been among the rebelling gladiators in the Third Servile War. Marius took up a strong position on a carefully selected hill and