Temple of Vesta And the House of the Vestal Virgins Audrey Palmer
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Origin/Use Vesta is goddess of the hearth Considered protector of Rome Every Roman household had shrine to her Called lares and penates Builder of temple unknown
Temple in Ancient Times s/Huelsen*/2/32.html
Importance/Use Sacred flame perpetually burned in temple Flame = Roman belief of eternity of city Temple built to represent primitive round hut Vestal Virgins tended flame Held power in city Destroyed in fire of Nero in AD 64
Temple in Modern Times exts/Huelsen*/2/32.html
Bibliography World Book Online a a.html ma/Rome/Forum_Romanum/_Texts/Huelsen*/2/32.html