Temple of Vesta
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The Temple of Vesta, or the aedes, was an ancient edifice in Rome, Italy. It is located in the Roman Forum near the Regia and the House of the Vestal Virgins. The Temple of Vesta housed Vesta's holy f
Reconstructed remains of the Temple of Vesta
Outer wall of the Temple of Vesta
1805 Illustration of the Temple of Vesta.
The most prominent feature of the ruins that were once the Temple of Vesta is the hearth.
Vesta (mythology)
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Vesta is the virgin goddess of the hearth, home, and family in Roman religion. She was rarely depicted in human form, and was more often represented by the fire of her temple in the Forum Romanum. Ent
Rare depiction of Vesta in human form, as the central figure from the Lararium of a bakery at Pompeii, 1st century
Coin issued under Nero: the reverse depicts the cult statue of Vesta, holding a patera and scepter, within her hexastyle temple.
Denarius of 60 BC; veiled and draped Vesta on the left, with a lamp next to her.
Temple of Vesta in a 2009 photo