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Green Candle - Make it stand out Statue of the Goddess Ceres, Rubens https://allthingsvesta.com/pluto-black-candle daily 0.75 2026-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1b3ff99f-b91a-46eb-a7ff-6eae9e0bb6d5/El_rapto_de_Proserpina.jpg Pluto - Black Candle - Make it stand out El Rapto de Proserpina, Checa https://allthingsvesta.com/coeliaconcordia daily 0.75 2026-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/a4bd5af9-d8a6-42b2-8b20-49d2828b948c/Coelia+Concordia+Cover.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/dbb31b42-2f2a-4532-a6d1-ef2632e601f7/CoeliaConcordiastatueandbase.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/af8f1f36-3828-4129-9b31-2f321b93c14e/StatueCoeliaConcordia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/57468e6c-f7f5-4bb3-b37d-ceb3fd5386fd/B_8021.+jpg+.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/b2de9c19-67f7-4140-8b6f-d2f99ff611e9/shutterstock_503259343.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/49cad6ad-840f-4257-a15b-b4ff99fa0942/shutterstock_603944189.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/154ee653-3556-463f-8364-29c58dc1a4ec/CoeliaConcordiaMedallion.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/fa55340b-a331-4244-874e-9dd0902080f7/Denario_di_un_Caldo.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/3500e1d0-4cfb-4cfe-aaf2-bdbe7c11e390/Symmachus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/b2407dbb-ca71-41a8-a737-30c3f80486fa/Base_statua_di_Quinto_Aurelio_Simmaco_-_Musei_Capitolini.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/ccf1e02c-9d95-4fc5-9835-8e22142461ee/Victory+on+altar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/0b87ac7d-dd6c-4847-a486-0dca7d048b36/bust+of+Gratian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/2630364a-8921-4a9f-a456-86714a5b4bd8/Missorium_of_Theodosius_I_%28detail%29.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1ac2df47-2964-42b5-b52e-c31f819820a3/Diptych_of_Honorius_%28body%29.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/ccc395a5-438c-4b0b-9e96-0b5fdae07843/Statue_of_emperor_Valentinian_II.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/0bd172bc-347c-4055-99a5-c0c47c61ca97/Mainz0497.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/63dc66b0-8b1f-45b3-86a0-6c757942e897/ambrosius https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/98ffd5d7-7a96-48f5-a73c-cde9970858f0/Museo_del_Duomo_-_Milan_-_St_Ambrose_of_Milan_-_Unknown_Lombard_author_%28early_17_century%29.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/4e5fd106-2ba6-42b4-bd38-2be2ebba727e/Pope+Innocent+I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/3b3e1487-4cf0-46d3-9fdf-1bc2c518ff7c/Juliancng10700866.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/28f68bbe-defb-4ae8-b0b9-f7139899bfcc/Eugenius_coin_%28transparent%29.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/19c05a59-73dc-4570-9426-fcfd3539d159/Visigoths_sack_Rome.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/cbfacea9-5b0b-476d-8340-5aabf6059caf/caesaraugustuspontiusmaximus-533f4f.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/2f398f12-537a-4633-b2fc-5ee02dcbcb09/CumaeanSibylandCave.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/f359ee55-d224-4f6f-bdea-a1c44bd1cf4a/Serpentis+reading+a+scroll+%282%29.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/03546c36-366a-4ef6-aebb-707c7f9b4212/Devotional+Cards++Pair.png https://allthingsvesta.com/faqs-vesta-vestal-virgins daily 0.75 2025-12-26 https://allthingsvesta.com/coaching-call-with-author daily 0.75 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/4983a70c-5493-4423-8653-9da6063e1280/insetphotoetsy+%281%29.png https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery daily 0.75 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1b9cccdb-9ad6-4eb2-b5eb-48abdf1f9df0/Roman_Forum_%28Becchetti%29.gif Gallery An etching / reconstruction that shows the Temple of Vesta between the Temple of Caesar on the left and the Temple of Castor and Pollux on the right. The Palatine Hill ascends on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/4f8fbb9b-c302-407d-bef6-3c6426bcb474/Constantin_H%C3%B6lscher_-_In_the_Temple_of_Vesta.jpg Gallery A pretty painting showing Vestals and attendants at a shrine to Vesta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/ab34e074-43f7-426d-b106-4471af961c6f/templevestanight.jpg Gallery A vintage postcard showing a pretty scene: a temple in the Forum Boarium first thought to be a Temple of Vesta, but now thought to be a Temple to Hercules (since this area is where Hercules was believed to have arrived in Rome via the Tiber River) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585962060749-EXON21YL1GIE1L4GCNWQ/Rostrumslide.jpg Gallery Slide of a relief section of the Rostrum (Rostra) the great speaker’s platform in the Roman Forum. The Vestals would have watched many amazing speeches and ceremonies from this structure. It is decorated with images of the sacrificial animals - a pig, a sheep, and an ox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1636305883728-8XJEI4TC7UWZ2HD3IDBI/Vmeteoritefragment.jpg Gallery This is perhaps the ultimate antique - a meteorite fragment of the asteroid called Vesta. It is the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt which is located, suitably enough, between Jupiter and Mars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/175cc3c1-280b-43a8-9a86-29d292f0d18e/logoVtransparentbackground.png Gallery The astronomical symbol of the asteroid named Vesta; a stylized version of the flame emanating from the hearth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/458ae57c-1084-4b51-88f7-bb5c439f8de4/RHEAwhitesow.png Gallery The reverse of a denarius depicting the white sow of Lavinium (sometimes called the sow of Alba Longa). The sow was a divine sign to Aeneas, showing him where to build his city of Lavinium and heralding the founding of Alba Longa (birthplace of Rhea Silvia and Romulus and Remus) thirty years later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/96abd207-b794-4237-bcb9-1d01a2a6a50a/AR_denarius_of_Cloelius_Caldus.jpg Gallery This is an ancient Roman silver coin (a denarius) featuring Coelius Caldus: I’ve included it here because this man was an ancestor of the Vestalis Maxima Coelia Concordia (who is the subject of my novel Coelia Concordia: The Last Vestal Virgin of Rome). On the coin’s reverse there is a depiction of the Epulum Jovis, a banquet in honor of Jupiter and the gods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/6395dca8-f662-4d0c-a922-eeda602a436f/sanctaetext.jpg Gallery An ancient coin showing Vesta holding a staff and patera (dish for making offerings). The words VESTAE SANCTAE for Holy Vesta can be seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/000e94d2-6a75-4c59-be73-e6eef4d46cae/tarpeias-punishment-1c695f.png Gallery The punishment of Tarpeia. This frieze of Tarpeia being crushed by shields was on the Basilica Aemelia in the Roman Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/7db6875e-c1a4-44c1-916a-46e8b0b46517/image+vestals+inside+temple.png Gallery A vintage illustration showing the Vestal Virgins inside the temple, offering into the sacred fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/8dd70c78-f86c-4aab-9f81-6ef1b5c9a5f6/louis-hector-leroux-vestal-under-lamp-guarding-flame-drouot-3b49ff+%281%29.png Gallery A painting by Leroux, showing a Vestal seated under a lamp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/abf8e6db-9472-4187-8634-06b53db1c278/Veiled_Vestal_by_Raffaelle_Monti.jpg Gallery An illustration after the Veiled Vestal statue by Raffaelle Monti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/2c25b195-135e-442c-8bcb-a0f582cb8d72/TarpeiaCover.jpg Gallery A French engraving of a seated Vestal Virgin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/c90acf7a-4672-4603-8892-90fe97d02024/VideoConsofBeingaVV+%283%29.jpg Gallery Illustration of a Vestal Virgin in the Campus Sceleratus (or Evil Field) being led to a ladder that extends into the underground vault in which she will perish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/b7ca0580-93ee-49a1-b1a3-fdd17de185f2/foregroundRheaSilvia2.png Gallery A 16th century fresco (detail) by Carracci, showing the She-Wolf Suckling Romulus and Remus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/dab11e02-3899-48ef-9811-849fbac8ff1d/VideoConsofBeingaVV+%285%29.jpg Gallery Illustration of a Vestal Virgin interred underground and awaiting death https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/ff70d69b-ee2f-4f83-985b-f02bc5287b01/Untitled+design+%288%29.jpg Gallery A photo of the Temple of Vesta as it appears today; the high hill behind the temple is the Palatine Hill where the emperor lived https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/e97996fa-ff5f-4513-a714-c772e17f6b56/shutterstock_603944189.jpg Gallery A photograph of some of the Vestal statues lining the ruins of the courtyard in the House of the Vestals in the Roman Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/ceb0285c-e0ca-4538-92b0-cf6574dd05cd/Blanchet_-_Tuccia.jpg Gallery A 17th century painting by Thomas Blanchet depicting Tuccia proving her innocence by carrying a sieve of water from the Tiber to the temple without a drop falling out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/b508f571-f242-4e21-b91a-1e50822627e4/Metsys_Elizabeth_I_The_Sieve_Portrait_c1583.jpg Gallery White not a depiction of a Vestal per se, this painting of Elizabeth I shows the English queen holding a sieve, thereby aligning her purity with that of the Vestal Virgin Tuccia; Elizabeth is known as "The Virgin Queen" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/49c8ddcc-cedd-4791-be07-bb149a62d66f/anthoni-schoonjans-the-vestal-virgins-cf2a9e.jpg Gallery A 17th century painting of the Vestal Virgins, by Anthoni Schoonjans, tending to the sacred fire by adding wood and employing a bellows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/43948231-e654-4366-ae2a-1722c2e0a06b/Carl_Friedrich_Deckler_Vestalin_mit_Efeugirlande.jpg Gallery A late 19th century oil painting, by Deckler, of a Vestal hanging ivy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/23f98886-d260-4ac9-9be9-aabb080f3580/thumbnailmedallionvideo+%287%29.png Gallery Left: A drawing made of the medallion on Coelia Concordia's statue. Right: A modern reproduction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/c839af34-cd42-48cf-947c-d5df92f259d5/VideoProsofbeingaVV+%284%29.jpg Gallery A painting showing a Vestal Virgin pardoning a criminal before the Temple of Vesta (Vestals had this legal power) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/80c44429-2a9a-41ee-ad29-67cab8b8fe87/Fedor_Rerberg_Vestal_Virgins.jpg Gallery This 20th century painting of the Vestal Virgins, by Fedor Rerberg, is a stark one. Every time I see it, I feel the despair the Vestals must have felt when the sacred fire was extinguished (on the orders of the Christian Emperor Theodosius in the late 4th century) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/a7858f0e-ade0-4aa6-aae9-3d99b89c5488/Vestal_Palatino_Inv12491.jpg Gallery Relief of a Vestal from the Hadrian period, found on the Palatine Hill - a beautiful face looks at us from the past https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/coin-sabine-women monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/09651fd7-1592-449b-8a8a-01441f6d3c83/AbductionSabineCoin.jpg Gallery - Ancient Coin Showing the Abduction of the Sabine Women Reverse of a denarius depicting the Abduction of the Sabine Women - two soldiers can be seen carrying two women away. The Abduction of the Sabine Women is a huge turning point in Roman legend and history. In its earliest days, Rome was a city of men. Needing wives, the Romans invited a neighboring tribe, called the Sabines, to a festival. At a certain point, King Romulus gives the signal—and the Romans proceed to abduct women of marrying age. The event leads to war and, ultimately, a peace is brokered by the abducted Sabine women themselves, now the wives and mothers of Romans. The result is one of Rome’s first and most important alliances, that with the Sabines. I’ve included this coin because the story of the Abduction of the Sabine Women is interwoven with the story—and eventual punishment—of the Vestal Virgin Tarpeia. For a larger article on Tarpeia, read: Tarpeia and the Early Days of Rome. You’ll also find several depictions of Tarpeia here in the Gallery, so keep browsing! https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/original-watercolor-vestal-virgins monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1650140771914-OA3ANWOF1PBKBSL9T3RW/VestalsMcBrideWatercolor.jpg Gallery - Original Watercolor of Angus McBride's Vestal Virgins This is the beautiful original watercolor of Angus McBride’s Vestal Virgins, which I was lucky enough to acquire. It is one of my all-time favorite depictions of the Vestal Virgins, and was originally featured in a British children’s magazine (now out of print) called “Look and Learn” (October 20, 1973 issue). https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/tarpeia-crushed-shields monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/96b2e7b0-068e-47ea-be45-1b2e187dbbd2/tarpcoin1.jpg Gallery - Ancient Coin of Tarpeia Being Crushed by Shields Reverse of a denarius depicting Tarpeia being crushed by shields. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/ilus-at-altar-troy monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/dc1dd9f6-1560-4935-9e83-2fd7fa1c3f6d/RHEAIlus.png Gallery - Ilus Offering at Lit Altar Bronze coin of Empress Julia Domna, minted in Troy, showing Ilus (the founder of Troy) offering at a lit altar. I’ve included this coin for a couple reasons. First, because the Vestal Virgin (and mother of Rome’s founder, Romulus) was of Trojan lineage. In fact, another name for Rhea Silvia is Ilia. I’ve also included it because of the statue of Athena: it’s hard to see, but if you look closely, you can see a statue of the goddess wearing a helmet. According to legend, when the Greeks invade Troy (via the Trojan horse trick) and the city burns, the Trojan hero Aeneas escapes, and takes with him this statue of Athena. This statue, called the Palladium, is eventually brought to Rome by Aeneas’s descendants. Because it is so linked to the fate of Rome, it is put into the care of the Vestal Virgins in the Temple of Vesta. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/tarpeia-buried-shields monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/82ca6f8e-0cb0-4eae-bd7d-1654ec3e0b32/IMG_0754.jpg Gallery - Ancient Coin Showing Tarpeia Buried in Shields Reverse of a denarius depicting Tarpeia buried to the waist in shields. Interestingly, this coin is holed, perhaps having been worn as a pendant, or even nailed to something. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/ancient-coin-vesta-felix monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/3ea2e281-9505-4c8b-bf01-404e78bea406/FELIXTEXT.jpg Gallery - Ancient Coin - Vesta Felix Ancient coin (3rd century CE) showing Vesta holding a culullus, a religious implement and an emblem of the Vestal Order. The coin is inscribed with VESTA FELIX (fortunate Vesta, Vesta who brings luck). https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/ancient-coin-vesta-mater monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/bd059473-33de-42a5-b179-4b08cc4859d4/VestaMaterReverseCoin.jpg Gallery - Ancient Coin - Vesta Mater Ancient coin (denarius, c. 200 CE) showing Vesta enthroned on the reverse, with VESTA MATER inscribed (Mother Vesta) https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/ancient-coin-vesta-aeterna monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1636300110541-V8MU3TV6Q91OI54OBEG9/VestaAeternaCoinReverse.jpg Gallery - Ancient Coin - Vesta Aeterna Ancient Roman silver coin with Vesta on the reverse, holding the Palladium. Inscribed is VESTA AETERNA (Eternal Vesta). https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/ancient-coin-depicting-trial-vestal-virgin monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1636298008237-V615X2ONW9584596PAJU/vestacoinAC.jpg Gallery - Ancient Coin Depicting the Trial of a Vestal Virgin The reverse of a denarius (1st century BCE) showing the Temple of Vesta with a voting urn to the left and AC to the right - for Absolvo or Condemno. This depicts a trial and vote on the innocence or guilt of a Vestal Virgin accused of incestum (breaking her vow of chastity). https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/shrine-of-vesta-on-palatine monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/3baa8fe5-383e-415e-b8fb-0a3e6b173b1e/palatineshrinecoin.jpg Gallery - Shrine of Vesta on Palatine Hill This is a French medallion copy of a dupondius issued under Tiberius. On the reverse may be a rare depiction of the shrine to Vesta located on the Palatine Hill (as opposed to the more famous Temple of Vesta located in the Forum). https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/ancient-simpulum monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/058fd0b7-3a44-413d-a003-364ff41747da/simpulumphoto.jpg Gallery - Ancient Simpulum or Ritual Ladle This is an ancient bronze simpulum, a ritual ladle used for libations and drinking wine during religious rituals. You can read an article on this item by clicking here. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/donkey-in-forum-boarium monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1586279221953-JSHE9N71Y5RLHYHSGBEF/donkey+jpg.jpg Gallery - Donkey in Forum Boarium - A slide of what was believed to be the Temple of Vesta in the Forum Boarium near the Tiber, but which is now thought to be a Temple to Hercules. Note the cheeky-looking donkey in the foreground - the donkey was Vesta's sacred animal. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/forum-excavations monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585963426909-T3591I40NAB6ZQME07S5/forumpic.JPG Gallery - Forum Excavations - Vintage article, circa 1930, showing early excavation work in the Roman Forum. The three tall columns to the left are what remains of the Temple of Castor and Pollux…the ruins of the Temple of Vesta are in the foreground, to the left. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/ancient-coin-of-aeneas monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/659a68fa-e4aa-457e-bf1b-815a63aa76ed/Aeneascointext.png Gallery - Ancient Coin of Aeneas - An emotional scene on a 1st century CE coin - Aeneas fleeing burning Troy carrying his father and holding the hand of his young son. These are the ancestors of the Alban priestess and Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia (and her sons Romulus and Remus, the former being Rome's legendary founder). https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/photograph-vestalis-maxima-statue monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585963097528-B8CAE598LPP0LO3QD41T/myvestalpic.JPG Gallery - A Well-Preserved Statue of a High Priestess of Vesta - Vintage photograph of a statue of a Vestalis Maxima, now in the National Museum (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme) in Rome. This statue is incredibly valuable for its beautiful depiction of the chief Vestal’s headdress, clearly showing the suffibulum veil, infula (headband), vittae (long ribbons hanging down from the infula) and fibula (brooch). https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/ancient-coin-of-shewolf monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/7cc47dac-5d8c-4d2c-b979-1ef5c0cc8f7b/coin+shewolf Gallery - Ancient Coin of Roman She-Wolf - A 2nd century BCE silver denarius of the she-wolf (or Lupa) nursing the twins Romulus and Remus, sons (by Mars) of the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia. The figure to the left is a rare image in coins of the shepherd Faustulus. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/ancient-oil-lamp monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585962736317-BFSIN1VJ0C5GFTBJ9D63/ancientoillamp.jpg Gallery - Ancient Oil Lamp - An ancient Roman oil lamp of the type that burned on a lararium (household shrine) to represent Vesta's flame. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/bronze-statuette-of-vesta monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/f8dbdd99-c516-49de-bb70-267593bd7a56/bronzeVestacropped.jpg Gallery - Ancient Bronze Statuette of Vesta - A bronze statuette of the goddess Vesta, circa 100 CE. This may have adorned the lararium of a middle or upper class family who prayed to her and offered into her flame. What a wonderful thought. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/temple-of-vesta-restoration monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585962343476-S4CL4EVRFSWC58STLMPE/originalpressphotoVestatemple.jpg Gallery - The Temple of Vesta Shortly After Restoration - A close-up of the original press photo of the Temple of Vesta, circa 1930, shortly after excavation in the Roman Forum. How amazing! https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/the-rostrum monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585962060749-EXON21YL1GIE1L4GCNWQ/Rostrumslide.jpg Gallery - The Rostrum - Decorative Relief - Slide of a relief section of the Rostrum (Rostra) the great speaker’s platform in the Roman Forum. The Vestals would have watched many amazing speeches and ceremonies from this structure. It is decorated with images of the sacrificial animals - a pig, a sheep, and an ox. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/statues-of-vestals monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585961884688-8JVRGTNKI18T9X3WZSJT/vestalstatuesslide.jpg Gallery - Statues of Vestal Virgins, Shown Shortly After Excavation in the Forum - A magic lantern slide showing statues of real Vestal Virgins shortly after being excavated (they were found in a pile). The far right statue is a particularly famous one of a Vestalis Maxima now on display in the National Museum in Rome: the others stand in the ruins of the House of the Vestals in the Forum. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/ancient-bronze-coin-of-vestals monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585961616628-4GKY74Y99SZBKZQYXVP2/coinsvestals.jpg Gallery - Ancient Bronze Coin of Vestals - A lovely bronze As (2nd century CE) of four Vestals (the original number of Vestals, before the order was expanded to six) offering into a lit altar. The domed Temple of Vesta is in the background. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/terracotta-votive monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/c46359b9-a178-4901-ade1-04d90175e123/IMG_3667.jpg Gallery - A Very Special Terracotta Votive - A small terracotta votive offering, possibly made to Vesta, circa 300 CE. If you look closely at the figure’s shoulder and hand, you can see the black scorch marks of an ancient sacred fire. How beautiful is that? https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/ancient-bronze-coin-with-mars-and-rhea-silvia monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585961370431-HFCK1DJWNYQRG9J1OO7R/marsrscopy.jpg Gallery - An Ancient Bronze Coin with Mars and Rhea Silvia - An ancient bronze As (2nd century CE) coin showing the god Mars descending upon the dreaming Rhea Silvia. This depicts one of the most important moments in Roman legend, as Rhea Silvia is about to conceive the famous twins Romulus (Rome’s founder) and Remus. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/vestal-statue-shortly-after-excavation monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585961128538-QOJ96SV3LRUX1YGQQHP9/vestalslide.jpg Gallery - A Vestal Statue Shortly After Excavation - Magic lantern slide of a Vestal Virgin statue, shortly after excavation in the Roman Forum. Parts of these statues, as well as some bases, were found in a pile of rubble. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/temple-of-vesta-in-tivoli monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585960795198-7JRTHU6220ZC4LRFDTVZ/temple-vesta-aniene-falls.JPG Gallery - Temple of Vesta in Tivoli - A postcard showing the Temple of Vesta in Tivoli, Italy. It overlooks the beautiful Aniene Falls. This is the temple that Cossinia (a photo of whose tomb is included in this Gallery) served at. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/coin-vesta-hearth monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585959055432-5M7I3MR7B0RF75U3JHJH/B1Vestacoin1.jpg Gallery - Ancient Roman Coin Showing Vesta at a Lighted Altar - Ancient Roman coin of Vesta offering into the sacred flame. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/statue-last-vestal monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/48470e26-3555-4e27-a937-d6611c5c1e85/jpeg+CC Gallery - Statue of Rome's Last Vestal Virgin - A statue of Coelia Concordia, the last Vestalis Maxima of Rome (late 4th century CE to early 5th). This statue was discovered on the Esquiline Hill in Rome in the 16th century and has been reworked into a Muse. The head, arms and implements are not Coelia Concordia. In antiquity, the medallion would have been inlaid with jewels. To read more about this statue and see a reproduction of the medallion, click here. Coelia Concordia is the subject of my novel called Coelia Concordia: The Last Vestal Virgin of Rome. Photograph provided by and reproduced with the gracious permission of the Colonna Gallery in Rome. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/dedication-new-vestal monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/459070e7-cd75-4c84-8050-e13acbe094be/Alessandro_Marchesini_-_Dedication_of_a_New_Vestal_Virgin_-_WGA14054.jpg Gallery - Dedication of a New Vestal Virgin - A famous Baroque oil painting by Alessandro Marchesini depicting a young girl being presented to Vesta inside the temple, and therefore dedicated to the Vestal Order as a novice. I love this beautiful painting. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/procession-trojan-horse monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/3bb927f0-d74a-4f3b-924e-67c57a750bac/the+Trojan+horse%2C+a+fatal+gift.png Gallery - The Procession of the Trojan Horse - This 18th century oil painting by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo depicts the Trojans pulling the great wooden horse into their city. I’ve included this painting because the story of Vesta in Rome really begins with the fall of Troy. While Troy is burning, the Trojan hero Aeneas escapes with his son, Ascanius. They are the ancestors of Rhea Silvia, the Alban princess and Vestal Virgin who (by Mars) gives birth to Rome’s founder, Romulus. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/condemnation-rhea-silvia monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/5ac59e34-2c88-4991-985c-a6a297e8343f/Guillaume_guillon-lethiere_the_condemnation_of_rhea_silvia_by_amulius115704%29.jpg Gallery - The Condemnation of Rhea Silvia - This is a 18th/19th century painting called The Condemnation of Rhea Silvia by Amulius (painted by Guillaume-Guillon Lethiere). It depicts Rhea Silvia, princess of Alba Longa and Vestal Virgin, being condemned after giving birth (by the god Mars) to the twins Romulus and Remus. Her uncle, Amulius, fears they will grow to usurp the throne, which they are rightfully entitled to. Here, it’s unclear if she’s being condemned to death or back to the temple, but we know what will happen to her twin sons, seen far left. They will find themselves set into a basket to float down the Tiber River toward their legendary destinies. This story is the subject of my novel Rhea Silvia, Book One in The First Vestals of Rome trilogy. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/rhea-silvia-brought-before-temple monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/bf936f35-3b59-4220-9ecf-b69dd6e9f222/rhea+silvia+at+temple Gallery - An Illustration of Rhea Silvia Being Brought to the Temple of Vesta - A vintage illustration showing Rhea Silvia being brought to the Temple of Vesta In this scene, the usurper King Amulius of Alba Longa brings his niece, the princess Rhea Silvia, to the temple of Vesta where she is to remain a virgin for life. To the left, you can see four Vestals—the original number of full Vestals that served the temple (this was increased to six full Vestals later in Rome). According to legend, it is while serving as a priestess at the temple that Rhea Silvia is impregnated by Mars and conceives the famous twins Romulus and Remus. This story is the subject of my novel Rhea Silvia, Book One in The First Vestals of Rome trilogy. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/mars-rhea-silvia-rubens monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/12c7137c-c865-45c4-aaff-f9c012648d85/Rubens+mars+and+rhea+silvia Gallery - A Painting Depicting Mars and Rhea Silvia - A 17th century painting of Mars and Rhea Silvia by Peter Paul Rubens Here, the Alban princess and Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia tends the sacred fire as Mars, god of war, descends upon her. She will, by the god, conceive the twins Romulus and Remus. There are many depictions of this famous legend (including a number of them in this Gallery), but this bold and colorful painting is probably the best known. This story is the subject of my novel Rhea Silvia, Book One in The First Vestals of Rome trilogy. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/statue-rhea-silvia-with-twins monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/b8155927-78f4-4885-8ea9-e6b31fdb4135/statue+rhea+silvia+with+twins Gallery - Statue of Rhea Silvia with Infants Romulus and Remus - A statue of Rhea Silvia with her twin sons Romulus and Remus. We can assume that she will soon be separated from them in a most horrible - but legendary - way. © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro. https://commons.wikimedia.org https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/rhea-silvia-mars-sculpture monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/cb489012-71d6-4890-a056-8f852135073e/sculpture+rhea+silvia+and+mars Gallery - A Sculpture Showing Mars Approaching Rhea Silvia - An early 3rd century sarcophagus depicting Rhea Silvia, reclining, being approached by the god Mars. She will conceive the twins Romulus and Remus. This legendary scene has been depicted many times in art. You’ll find multiple depictions (in marble, painting, on an ancient coin) here in the Gallery. I like this depiction, as it shows the seated goddess Vesta to the right of her priestess. Some people believe this seated figure is Venus, but to me the figure looks far more like Vesta who, we can assume, understands the significance of this union and is thus permitting it. Giovanni Dall'Orto via Wikimedia Commons. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/vestals-in-gerome-pollice-verso monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/7d72a130-0561-461a-8dbd-5bfca1175899/Vestals+in+Gerome%27s+Pollice+Verso Gallery - The Vestal Virgins in Gerome's Pollice Verso - Gerome’s famous painting Pollice Verso which depicts a gladiator looking to the Vestal Virgins to determine a fallen opponent’s fate. I know this painting inspired the movie Gladiator (compare the Colosseum in this painting to that in the movie next time you’re watching it!), but I’ve never loved the way the Vestal Virgins are depicted here. The fallen man reaches out asking for mercy, but the thumbs-down gestures of the Vestals is merciless. Compare this painting to another in this Gallery (a painting by Leroux—click here to view it) which shows a similar scene, and you’ll see a far more flattering depiction of the Vestals. By Jean-Léon Gérôme - phxart.org : Gallery, Pic, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12278 https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/vestals-in-colosseum monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/daf2f425-07c0-4740-b920-555a06976057/Vestals+Enjoying+Front+Row+Seating+in+Colosseum Gallery - Vestal Virgins Enjoying Front Row Seating in the Colosseum - A painting by Leroux of the Vestal Virgins enjoying front row seating in the Roman Colosseum. Here, we see the Vestal Virgins enjoying one of the many social outings they were treated to - a day at the amphitheater. The Vestals had special seating close to the Imperial Box. I love this painting of the priestesses by Leroux, as he depicts them with a dignity that aligns with their status. Compare this painting to Gerome’s, which shows a similar scene of the Vestals in the Colosseum, but depicts the Vestals in a very unflattering way—click here to see it in the Gallery. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/school-of-vestals monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/7a269b89-e471-485e-81ce-572e8e6409f0/school+of+vestals Gallery - School of the Vestals - This is an illustration, after Louis-Hector Leroux, depicting the Vestal Virgins inside the temple, learning the sacred rites Here we can see the chief Vestal pouring a libation into the sacred fire as the other Vestals look on. Behind the chief Vestal, another priestess reads from a scroll. I’ve always enjoyed this depiction, as it hints at the formality and rites that were so integral to temple service (although I suspect the Vestals would have kept the temple tidier than this!). New York Public Library Collection https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/map-temple-vesta-roman-forum monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/d4f3466c-5510-4a54-99fe-e9a3b533928e/map+ancient+Roman+forum Gallery - Antique Map Showing Location of Temple of Vesta - This is an antique map showing the layout of the Roman Forum. The red dot is the temple of Vesta (called the Aedes Vestae in Latin) The location of the temple at the foot of the Palatine Hill (the hill where the emperors had their great homes) spoke to the fact that the sacred hearth within the temple was the hearth fire of Rome itself. Adjacent to the red dot labeled Aedes Vestae is a rectangular space labelled Atrium Vestae. This was the luxury home of the Vestal Virgins. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/albinus-gives-carriage-to-vestals monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/4d337c5a-1579-42c4-8196-a0f893625e51/Albinus+gives+his+carriage+to+the+Vestals Gallery - Painting of Albinus Giving His Carriage to the Vestal Virgins - A 17th century painting by Flamal showing a legendary scene - the statesman Albinus offering his carriage to the Vestal Virgins as the city is invaded Ah, every woman loves a gentleman, and Lucius Postumius Albinus was one of the finest. As Rome found itself under attack by the Gauls in 390 BCE, he came to the rescue of the Vestal Virgins by offering them his personal carriage to escape the city. The chief Vestal holds in her hands a bronze vessel containing the sacred embers, which she will take to safety. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/etching-temple-vesta monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/265b1515-179a-4191-bc6e-e91fa802c6f5/templevestaillPD.png Gallery - Etching of the Temple of Vesta - An illustration of the Temple of Vesta This is a very nice reconstruction illustration of the Temple of Vesta, as it shows some important features: the columns, the lattice work, the roof and the oculus in the center of the roof, through which the smoke from the sacred fire escapes. Behind the temple is the larger Temple of Castor and Pollux. There is a statue of a man with a horse on one side of the large staircase: that is one of the two statues of the Dioscuri (the name we give to the twins Castor and Pollux) that currently greet you at the top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/metellus-saving-palladium monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/fd125fe4-271c-4de2-9bac-20f0ae48f1f6/Metellus+saves+the+Palladium Gallery - Metellus Saves the Palladium - A painting showing Lucius Metellus saving the Palladium from a fire in the temple, and returning it to the Vestal Virgins. As the story goes, the temple of Vesta was engulfed in flames when the high priest, Lucius Metellus, braved the fire to save the Palladium (the sacred statue of Athena that Aeneas saved from burning Troy, and that was linked to Rome’s fate—it was kept in the Temple of Vesta). Yet since no man was allowed inside the temple, the gods struck him blind. It’s a perfect example, perhaps, of the sentiment that no good deed goes unpunished. Nonetheless, the Romans did reward him for his bravery by erecting a statue of him on the Capitoline Hill where it stood among the city’s finest temples and shrines. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/vestal-tuccia monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/95e5d0c0-8a9f-4a7f-b390-67e7c9913d4e/Tucciacolour.jpg Gallery - The Vestal Tuccia - A 19th century painting by Leroux of the Vestal Tuccia. After being accused of breaking her vows, Tuccia proves her innocence by carrying water from the Tiber back to the temple in a sieve—and not a drop falls through! This is another legendary story that is depicted in many works of art. This is my favorite painting, however, as it gives us a larger view of the banks along the Tiber River (and it’s quite lovely, as are all of Leroux’s paintings). To perform this miracle, Tuccia calls upon Vesta: “O Vesta, if I have always brought pure hands to your secret services, make it so now that with this sieve I shall be able to draw water from the Tiber and bring it to your temple ( Valerius Maximus). The goddess agrees and Tuccia is absolved. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/fresco-vesta-hestia monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/aba4b2b5-92d3-4f30-a4dd-c04197866e77/Fresco+of+Vesta Gallery - An Ancient Fresco of Vesta - A 1st century BCE fresco (found in Pompeii) of Vesta. She is shown seated, holding an offering plate (called a patera) over a vibrant altar fire. Because Vesta was symbolized by, and resided in, her sacred flame, paintings and statues of her are quite rare. This, however, is a gorgeous fresco that was recovered from Pompeii. It was part of a household shrine (called a lararium). https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/passing-of-vestals monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/b469c434-a180-4c1c-8d82-7d1c902ca966/passing+of+the+vestals Gallery - The Vestal Virgins Pass Through Rome in a Chariot - A 19th/early 20th century illustration: “The Passing of the Vestals” (stylized). Here, two Vestals are seen riding along a street in Rome in a two-horse chariot as people bow to them. The streets of Rome, especially in the fora, were so busy that most people weren’t allowed to ride in carriages or chariots. This mode of transport was reserved for important people only. The type of chariot depicted here is called a carpentum: along with triumphant generals and other men and women of unusually high status, the Vestals were permitted to travel in them. They were similarly allowed to travel in lecticas (a curtained couch of sorts carried by porters) and were always given the right of way. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/vestal-buried-alive monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/e3a7a79a-a10a-48e8-bb01-4a3fa0364578/Vestal+etching+buried+alive Gallery - A Vestal Virgin Being "Buried Alive" - A vintage illustration of a Vestal Virgin being “buried alive”—that is, interred in an underground chamber and left to die as punishment for breaking her vow of chastity or duty to Rome. There are many paintings and illustrations that depict this awful fate, but I’ve always found this one to be the most heartbreaking. You might not notice it at first, but if you look closely, you’ll see something tucked into the doomed Vestal’s arms—her infant. While there aren’t any recorded instances of a Vestal Virgin being interred with an infant, this image nonetheless encapsulates the despair of this punishment. Here, men are leaving the priestess with a little bit of food, water and light. The man ascending the ladder carries the fasces: this was a bundle of sticks with an axe blade, carried by lictors (a special type of official that attended important people, including the Vestals). It was a symbol of authority, including the authority to exact capital punishment. To read more about the Vestals’ punishment in a larger context, you may wish to read my article Vestal Virgins: Feminism & Burial Alive https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/vestal-virgin-statue monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/6e2e1161-32df-4409-8382-39ec76636ac7/statue+of+Vestal+Virgin Gallery - A Statue of a Vestal Priestess in the Roman Forum, in the House of the Vestals - A statue of a Vestal priestess: this statue stands in the ruins of the courtyard of the House of the Vestals alongside a number of others. This statue displays the attire and religious headdress of the Vestals, including the infula headband and vittae ribbons hanging from it. The headband and ribbons were red and white wool to represent the fire and the purity of the goddess / Vestals. The arrows in this photo are pointing to holes which would have supported a large necklace. The statue of this Vestal Virgin resembles that of Coelia Concordia, Rome’s last Vestal Virgin. To see how this statue and Coelia Concordia’s would have looked in antiquity, check out this article which contains some great photos: Recreating the Medallion of the Last Vestal Virgin of Rome https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/tarpeia-punishment monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/f5f9e3fb-259d-4dce-86b9-c0d0e1f02c88/Tarpeia%27s+punishment Gallery - Tarpeia's Punishment - A vintage illustration depicting Tarpeia’s punishment. There are several Vestal-related subjects that are heavily depicted in art—Mars and Rhea Silvia, the interment of a Vestal Virgin—and the punishment of Tarpeia is another one. From the frieze on the Basilica Aemelia (included below, in Hall Two of the Gallery) to ancient coins (also included here in the Gallery), poor Tarpeia’s fate is unforgettable. According to legend, Tarpeia was a Vestal Virgin who, during the earliest years of Rome, betrayed the city by opening the gates to the Sabine army in exchange for the gold they wore on their arms. Unfortunately for Tarpeia, this wasn’t their gold cuffs, but their shields—and the invading soldiers beat her death with them for being a traitor. Afterward, the Romans name an execution site after her—the high cliff of the Tarpeian Rock, from which criminals were thrown to their death (it’s a tourist site today). Tarpeia’s story is a complex one, and strongly intertwined with the stories of the Abduction of the Sabine Women and the eventual peace between the Sabines and the Romans, negotiated by the Sabine women themselves. It’s all fascinating, and is the subject of my novel Tarpeia: Book Two in The First Vestals of Rome trilogy. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/novice-vestals-drawing-water monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/c4c5966d-ac6d-45ac-9d77-b91f79409584/Novice+Vestals+drawing+water Gallery - Novice Vestals drawing water - A lovely painting of Vestal novice priestesses collecting water at a spring sacred to Vesta. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/inauguration-vestal-novice monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/250595a8-2767-47bc-a85c-9af2054f2287/hector-leroux-inauguration-of-a-vestal-virgin-15be3c.jpg Gallery - Inauguration of a Vestal Novice - Yet another beautiful painting by Louis Hector Leroux, a 19th century French painter who created many touching portraits of the Vestals. This is the painting of a novice Vestal being inaugurated into the order. The upper-class status of the novitiate is clear here, as is the formality and diligence with which novice priestesses were expected to learn and perform their sacred duties. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/caesar-aureus-vesta monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/468c2092-f196-4154-9873-6267aad9ca3b/gold-aureus-caesar Gallery - Gold Aureus of Julius Caesar, Showing a Veiled Vesta - This is an ancient gold coin (called an aureus) of Julius Caesar: it depicts the veiled head of the goddess Vesta. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/vestal-virgins-ara-pacis monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/111cf0ea-32e6-4a9e-8aa8-938887cad204/Vestal+Virgins+on+Ara+Pacis Gallery - Vestal Virgins on the Ara Pacis - A relief showing the procession of the Vestal Virgins. This depiction of the Vestals is on the Ara Pacis Augustae—the Altar of Augustan Peace which celebrates the peace and prosperity of Rome following the victories of Emperor Augustus. Augustus was a major benefactor of the Vestal Order. Amphipolis, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/vestal-virgins-raoux monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/ca281c0d-da7c-4440-a061-a56de5750892/croppedRaoux.png Gallery - A Painting Showing the Vestal Virgins at the Sacred Hearth - A 17th/18th century Rococo painting by Jean Raoux showing the Vestal Virgins tending to the sacred fire. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/vestal-giving-will-augustus-to-tiberius monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1610079801329-HZ4GP8UV4WNBSLNHY6M2/VestalsshowingwillPD.jpg Gallery - The Vestalis Maxima Presents the Will of Augustus to Tiberius - An illustration depicting the chief Vestal presenting the will of Augustus to Tiberius. One of the many duties of the Vestal Virgins was to safeguard Rome’s most vital documents, including the will of the emperor. Upon his death, it was the duty of the Vestalis Maxima (chief Vestal) to deliver the will of the emperor to the Senate. This image depicts the Vestalis Maxima Occia bringing the will of Augustus to his successor, Tiberius. Occia and Augustus knew each other very well: Augustus was emperor from 27 BCE until his death in 14 CE, and Occia served in the temple for over 50 years, dying in 19 CE. Their relationship runs throughout my historical fiction trilogy The Vesta Shadows (Brides of Rome, To Be Wolves, Empire of Iron). https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/vestalis-maxima-pontifex-maximus monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1596596400816-JS21IX603B36ZR3HFKGV/vestalandpontifexmaximus.jpg Gallery - Vestalis Maxima and Pontifex Maximus - Vintage illustration showing a High Priestess of Vesta and High Priest As part of Rome’s religious college, the Vestal Order played a central role in Roman religion. Not only did they guard Vesta’s sacred flame in the temple, they performed various administrative tasks, participated in public rituals and sacrifices (including those involved in the worship of other gods, such as Mars and Ops) and oversaw other rites, including those associated with the Bona Dea. The Vestalis Maxima or High Priestess of the Vestal Order was on par with the highest male priests in Rome, save for the one priest that everyone answered to—the Pontifex Maximus who, in the Imperial age, was the emperor himself. Here, we see a pretty lit altar attended to by both a high priestess of Vesta and a high priest of Rome. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/vestal-being-interred-underground monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585602024124-Z2K299YKKK2ZUSPZMN39/TortureVestalVirginDanlouxPD.jpg Gallery - A Vestal Virgin Being Interred Underground - An 18th century oil painting by Danoux, called Le Supplice d'une Vestale (the torture of the Vestal). A Vestal who was accused of breaking her vow of chastity to Rome, or lapsing in her duty and allowing the sacred fire to go out, was dealt with harshly. She was brought to the Campus Sceleratus—which translated to the “Evil Field”—and made to descend a ladder into a subterranean chamber. Left with only enough food, water and light to last a few days at most, she was doomed to die, alone and in the dark. This painting is a haunting image of that scene… one can almost feel the darkness closing in on her as she desperately reaches for the ladder. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/invocation-vestal-leighton monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/3c14e63d-7e0e-41dc-b6f6-3933d6ea8f54/Leighton%27s+Vestal Gallery - Invocation of a Vestal Virgin - The invocation of a Vestal Virgin: Frederic Leighton’s 19th century beauty. This oil on canvas by the British painter Frederic Leighton is perhaps the only work that, to my mind at least, rivals the dignity and beauty of Leroux’s depictions of the Vestals. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/relief-vestals-banquet monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/fe2de4cb-175b-4b15-b64d-ba04d85ad693/ReliefVestals.jpg Gallery - Relief Showing Vestals at a Banquet - An ancient fragment of a relief showing the Vestal Virgins attending a banquet. Despite how they may be portrayed by some, the Vestals hardly lived “cloistered” lives. Their temple and home were located in the heart of Rome, and they were often seen moving about the city. They performed many public functions and rituals, attended many public spectacles (with front-row seating, of course), managed their own businesses, advocated for family and friends, and—as we can see in this ancient marble from Luna—attended banquets. Raba63, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/tomb-of-cossinia monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585959724680-HC4DDLKGKRXGO71FKE05/cossinia.jpg Gallery - Tomb of Cossinia - A photo taken shortly after the excavation of the Vestal Cossinia’s tomb in Tivoli, Italy. There is a park to Cossinia in Tivoli today, where you can still visit her tomb. https://allthingsvesta.com/gallery/roman-mens-ring monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e82322cf459cc5aada11299/1585959554705-JL59W0U5OMQNJX920QMW/20191006_145008.jpg Gallery - Ancient Roman Men's Seal Ring with Image of Vesta - A man’s silver seal ring with a carnelian stone, carved into which is an image of the goddess Vesta. This would have belonged to an upper class man.