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1 Temple of Vesta And the House of the Vestal Virgins Audrey Palmer

2 Location http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Vesta

3 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

4 Temple in Ancient Times http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/Forum_Romanum/_Text s/Huelsen*/2/32.html

5 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

6 Temple in Modern Times http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/Forum_Romanum/_T exts/Huelsen*/2/32.html

7 Bibliography World Book Online http://worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar584220&st=temple+of+vest a http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/romanforum/vest a.html http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Ro ma/Rome/Forum_Romanum/_Texts/Huelsen*/2/32.html

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