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Vettius Agorius Praetextatus
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Vettius Agorius Praetextatus was a wealthy pagan aristocrat in the 4th-century Roman Empire, and a high priest in the cults of numerous gods. He served as the praetorian prefect at the court of Empero
The Porticus Deorum Consentium in the Roman Forum; it was restored in 367 by Praetextatus, who reorganized also the worship of the Di Consentes, the p
The Porticus Deorum Consentium in the Roman Forum; it was restored in 367 by Praetextatus, who reorganized also the worship of the Di Consentes, the protectors of the Roman Senate.
Vestal Virgin
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In ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins or Vestals were priestesses of Vesta, virgin goddess of Rome's sacred hearth and its flame.
Vettius Agorius Praetextatus
…restored the Porticus Deorum Consentium in the Roman Forum. After his death, the Emperor asked the Roman Senate for a copy of all his speeches, while the Vestal Virgins proposed to the Emperor that they be allowed to erect statues in his honour. Praetextatus was one of the last political supporters of the res divina…
2nd-century AD Roman statue of a Virgo Vestalis Maxima (National Roman Museum)
2nd-century AD Roman statue of a Virgo Vestalis Maxima (National Roman Museum)
House of the Vestals and Temple of Vesta from the Palatine
House of the Vestals and Temple of Vesta from the Palatine
Relief of the Vestal Virgins at a banquet, found in 1935 near Rome's Via del Corso (Museum of the Ara Pacis)
Relief of the Vestal Virgins at a banquet, found in 1935 near Rome's Via del Corso (Museum of the Ara Pacis)
The most prominent feature of the ruins that were once the Temple of Vesta is the hearth (seen here in the foreground).
The most prominent feature of the ruins that were once the Temple of Vesta is the hearth (seen here in the foreground).