The decade between 60 and 70 AD was known as the decade of reconciliation. It followed the revolt led by Boudica and it was an attempt to win over the frustrated population. During this period the great program of monumentalization took place.
During this period the shrine to Sulis was rebuilt and rededicated to a new deity who was a combination of Sulis and the Roman goddess Minerva, it was creatively named Sulis Minerva. This was intended to appeal to both the local Celts and the Romans. Minerva was the Goddess of wisdom and was strongly associated with healing; thus she was a fitting comparison to Sulis who reflected the same values.
It was at this time that Bath was named Aquae Sulis. The shrine was a gathering place for Celts and Romans alike. Pilgrims came to bath in the healing waters and to make sacrifices. The hot springs were believed to have healing powers and it was believed that this was a place that the gods communicated with mortals.
Bath was unlike any thing that the Celts had seen up to this point. The monumental buildings with their elaborate reliefs were a far cry from the huts that the natives had known up to this point. It is clear that the native could not have built this, architects and builders had to be imported, most likely from northern Gaul.