Vestal Virgin facts for kids
The Vestals or Vestal Virgins were a group of priestesses of the Roman goddess Vesta, in Ancient Rome.
The Vestals were a part of the College of Pontiffs (Collegium Pontificum). They were responsible for looking after the "sacred fire" of Vesta, which was not allowed to go out. Unlike most other women in Roman society, the Vestals did not marry or have children.
Images for kids
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2nd-century AD Roman statue of a Virgo Vestalis Maxima (National Roman Museum)
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Relief of Vestal Virgins at a banquet, found in 1935 near Rome's Via del Corso (Museum of the Ara Pacis)
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The most prominent feature of the ruins that were once the Temple of Vesta is the hearth (seen here in the foreground).
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Early 18th-century depiction of the dedication of a Vestal, by Alessandro Marchesini
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Statue of the Vestal Virgin Flavia Publicia in the House of the Vestals
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Sieve Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I (1583) by Quentin Metsys the Younger
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Vestal Virgin (1677–1730) by Jean Raoux
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Madame Henriette de France as a Vestal Virgin (1749) by Jean-Marc Nattier
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Portrait of a Woman as a Vestal Virgin (1770s) by Angelica Kauffman
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See also
In Spanish: Vestal para niños
