temple of vesta and the house of the vestal virgins by gwyne henke
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The Goddess Vesta
• Hearth and home
• Mimics hut
• Door faces east (fire+sun=life)
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/Forum_Romanum/_Texts/Huelsen*/2/32.html
Style of Temple
• 20 Corinthian pillars
• Smoke vent
• 46 ft wide
• favissa (trapezoidal pit) inside
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/romanforum/vesta.html
Contents of Temple
• Sacred Fire
• Palladium From Troy by Aeneas?
• No Vesta images
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Vesta
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/
Rebuilding of the Temple• June 15th: Ashes to Tiber
• Fire of Nero (AD 64)Rebuilt by Julia Domna
• By Renaissance, extremely damaged
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/romanforum/vesta.html
The Vestal Virgins
• Tend to the flame
• Girls recruited at 6-10 years
• Vow of cellibacy
• After 30 years, can marry
http://www.historyandwomen.com/2010/05/vestal-virgins-of-rome.html
http://thepinesofrome.blogspot.com/2012/01/numa-pompilius-and-vestal-virgins.html
House of the Vestals
• Behind Temple of Vesta
• East Forum
• 3 story palace
• Numa Pompilius
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vestalvirgins11.jpg