- The House of the Vestal Virgins (Latin: Atrium Vestae; Italian: Casa delle Vestali) was the residence of Vestal Virgins, located behind the circular Temple of Vesta at the eastern...
- Many a monastic convent in the present-day would find its exact prototype in the House of Vestals, within whose circular temple burned the undying flame...
- The House of the Vestals remains one of the most fascinating parts of Roman history, and its ancient narrative can still be explored today.
- The House of Vestals contained many frescoes; beautiful pieces of artwork that were painted onto the walls.
- In the house of the Vestals one can distinguish three groups of rooms, which arose in three different periods.
- Overall, the architectural features and discoveries at the House offer a fascinating glimpse into the world of the Vestal Virgins and their significant role in ancient...
- Here, beneath the imperial paving with its chambers for the heating system, the remains of walls and mosaics of the Republian period House of the Vestal Virgins...
- Today their house remains one of the most evocative ruins in the Roman Forum, with their magnificent statues of the most important Chief Vestals looking...
- As you can still see, the House of the Vestals was part of a unified complex connected to the Temple of Vesta and the Regia.
- The domus Publica seems to have been larger than the house of the Vestals, and to have occupied all the space between the Sacra via and the earlier Nova via.