Statuary

Dated to ca. 100-20 CE

British Museum, London

A Vestal Virgin by Raffaele Monti   

     

 Vestal Virgin by Morin

The Chief Vestal (Terme Museum, Rome)

Religion in the Roman Empire: Historical Sites

These are the Historical Sites I will be visiting this summer.  I would love some suggestions for other places to see in each city.

Rome

• Santa Maria Maggoire
• Santa Prassede
• San Clements
• Pantehon
• Palatine Hill & the Forum

Vatican City

• Vatican Museum
• St. Peter’s Basilica

Pompeii

• Villa of the Mysteries
• The Temple of Isis

Naples

• Naples Archeological Museum:  the Secret Room
• Alexander the Great Mosaic

Florence

• Uffizi Academia Museum

Ravenna

• Basilica of San Vitale
• St. Apollinare in Classe
• Galla Placidia
• Arian Baptistery
• Saint Apollinare Nuovo

Venice

• Saint Mark’s Basilica
• Doge’s Palace

Istanbul

• Hagia Sophia
• Blue Mosque
• Topkopi Palace
• Suleiman Mosque
• Great Bazaar
• Troya

Mission Statement

Mission Statement:

The Goddess of History exists to further the author's development as a writer, to share the author's experiences as a student, teacher, and historian, and to spread the good news:  History Matters!

Vestal Virgins

Today's post concerns the author's current research project on the Vestal Virgins of Ancient Rome.  She has focused her search, for the moment, on the physical evidence of Vestal Virgins:  the Temple of Vesta and the House of the Vestals.  The remains of each structure still stands in the Forum Romanium.  In a few short weeks, the author will visit these and other historical sites.  She looks forward to sharing her experiences.  For today, the photographs of others will have to do.

Aerial view of the remains of the House of the Vestals.

 The House of the Vestals contained statues of exemplary Vestal Virgins.

 This is the ruin of the Temple of Vesta, once the cornerstone of Roman Religion.

This is an artist's rendering of what the Temple of Vesta may have looked like 1,500 years ago. 

This is a digital reconstruction of the Temple of Vesta.

Nota Bene:

The above images are public domain and not owned by the author.  Viewers may reuse them as they wish.