The Temple of Vesta (Latin: Aedes Vestae) in the Roman Forum stands between the Temple of Castor and Pollux, the Temple of Caesar, the Regia and the House of the Vestal Virgins. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. This page refers to the main forum in the center of Rome See Imperial forums or Other forums in Rome (below for other forums in Rome and The temple of Castor and Pollux is an ancient edifice in the Roman Forum, originally built in gratitude for victory at the Battle The Temple of Caesar ( Aedes Divi Iulii or Templum Divi Iulii) was begun by Augustus in 42 BC after the senate deified The Regia is one of the oldest buildings at the Roman Forum. It was originally the residence of the kings of Rome or at least their main headquarters and later The House of the Vestal Virgins (Atrium Vestae was the place where Vestal Virgins lived The temple has a number of significant architectural features. It was modeled after the first Roman houses which were round huts made of mud and straw. Since the worship of Vesta began in private homes, the architecture seems to be a reminder of its history. Vesta was the Virgin goddess of the Hearth, home and family in Roman mythology. The temple used Greek architecture with Corinthian columns, marble, and a central cella. Architecture was extinct in Greece from the end of the Mycenaean period (about 1200 BC to the 7th century BC when urpeppeeban life and prosperity recovered The Corinthian order is one of the Classical orders of Greek and Roman Architecture, characterized Marble is a nonfoliated Metamorphic rock resulting from the Metamorphism of Limestone, composed mostly of Calcite (a crystalline form of For the Spanish town see Cella Spain Naos redirects here For other meanings see Naos (disambiguation. The internal cella was surrounded by twenty Corinthian columns built on a podium fifteen meters in diameter. For the 2004 film directed by Yann Moix see Podium (film. A podium (plural podia) is a Platform that The roof had a vent, which made tending Vesta's sacred flame a demanding task. Another round outer wall went along the entire outside with more columns.
All temples to Vesta were round, and had entrances facing east to symbolise connection between Vesta’s fire and the sun as sources of life. The Temple of Vesta in the Forum Romanum was built in the 3rd century B.C. It is not truly a temple because it was never inaugurated, nor does it hold a statue of Vesta, but only her sacred flame and the Palladium. This page refers to the main forum in the center of Rome See Imperial forums or Other forums in Rome (below for other forums in Rome and The 3rd century BC started the first day of 300 BC and ended the last day of 201 BC In Greek and Roman mythology, a palladium or palladion was an image of great antiquity on which the safety of a city was said to depend The Palladium was a statue of Athena (Roman Minerva) believed to have been brought by Aeneas from Troy. ATHENA was an Antimatter research project that took place at the AD Ring at CERN. This article is about the Roman hero For other uses see Aeneas (disambiguation. Troy ( Greek: grc Τροία Troia, also, Ilion; Latin: Trōia, Īlium, Hittite: Wilusa or According to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, the Romans believed that the Sacred fire of Vesta was closely tied to the fortunes of the city and viewed its extinction as a portent of disaster. The Sacred fire of Vesta, who in Roman mythology was the goddess of the Hearth and goddess of Fire, and of smoke was central to Roman piety
Since there was fire enclosed in the temple, there was risk of burning. The Temple of Vesta did burn twice in its history. In AD 64 a huge fire during the rule of the infamous Nero burned most of Rome, including the Temple of Vesta. Year 64 was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( December 15, 37 – June 9, 68) born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 After a fire in 191, Julia Domna, the wife of Septimius Severus, had the temple restored. Events By Topic Religion Serapion of Antioch becomes Patriarch of Antioch. Julia Domna (170-217 was a member of the Severan dynasty of the Roman Empire. Lucius Septimius Severus (or rarely Severus I) ( April 11 145 - February 4 211) was a Roman general and Roman Emperor Unfortunately, since that time, the temple has been looted and was stripped of its marble during the 16th century. The section standing today was reconstructed in the 1930s. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Other temples
- The round Temple of Hercules Victor in the Forum Boarium was initially thought to be a temple of Vesta. San Pietro in Montorio is a church in Rome, which includes in its courtyard The Tempietto (a small commemorative martyrium) built by Donato Bramante The Temple of Hercules Victor or Hercules Olivarius is an ancient edifice located in the Forum Boarium in Rome. The Forum Boarium was the Cattle ''forum venalium'' of Ancient Rome and the oldest forum that Rome possessed
- The Temple of Vesta, Tivoli. The circular so-called "Temple of Vesta" at Tivoli, of the early first century BCE has been widely admired since the Renaissance.
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