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Bookmark or Share- Vestal Virgin - WikipediaIn ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins or Vestals (Latin: Vestālēs, singular Vestālis [wɛsˈtaːlɪs]) were priestesses of Vesta, virgin goddess of Rome's sacred hearth and its flame. The Vestals were unlike any other public priesthood.
- Vestal Virgins | Priestesses, Temple, Rome | BritannicaVestal Virgins, in Roman religion, six priestesses, representing the daughters of the royal house, who tended the state cult of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth. The cult is believed to date to the 7th century bc; like other non-Christian cults, it was banned in ad 394 by Theodosius I. Chosen.
- Vestal Virgins: Powerful Priestesses of Rome’s Sacred FlameThe Vestal Virgins were priestesses of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth, and one of their most important functions was the maintenance of the sacred fire within the Temple of Vesta on the Forum Romanum. Sacrifice to the goddess Vesta by Sebastiano Ricci. (Public Domain)
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- Vestal Virgins: Rome's most powerful priestesses - National Geographic• 13 min read. Marcus Licinius Crassus was one of the richest and most powerful Roman citizens in the first century B.C. Yet he nearly lost it all, his life included, when he was accused of being...
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