Atrium Vestae

  • The Atrium Vestae was the ‘House of the Vestals’, a 50 room Palace where the Vestal Virgins lived.
  • In front of it was the Temple of Vesta where they kept the sacred fire dedicated to Vesta.

Roman Site

  • The Atrium Vestae is today just an open plan area, but it is surrounded by statues of the Vestal Virgins.

 

House of the Vestals

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