Picture No | 10006542 |
Date | 713 BC |
Description | Institution of the Vestal Virgins in Ancient Rome |
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Numa Pompilius institutes the Vestal Virgins, four priestesses of Vesta (goddess of the hearth) who performed sacred rites for the community.
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Source | Mirys Picture No.8 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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