House of the Vestal Virgins

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ancient Roman residence archaeological site religious complex

The House of the Vestal Virgins was the residence and sanctuary of Rome’s priestesses of Vesta, located beside the Temple of Vesta in the Roman Forum and central to the city’s religious life.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Vestal Virgins	2
Temple of Vesta	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman residence ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ religious complex ⓘ
abandonedAfter	disbanding of the Vestal order ⓘ
abandonedInCentury	4th century ⓘ
architecturalStyle	ancient Roman architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Roman Forum ⓘ surface form: Roman Forum archaeological park Roman state religion ⓘ
country	Roman Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Rome
currentStatus	ruin ⓘ
currentUse	archaeological site open to visitors ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Vesta ⓘ
excavatedInCentury	19th century ⓘ
function	religious sanctuary ⓘ residence of the Vestal Virgins ⓘ
governedBy	chief Vestal (virgo vestalis maxima) ⓘ surface form: Vestal Virgins
hasFeature	fountains ⓘ gardens ⓘ hall of statues ⓘ living quarters ⓘ multiple stories ⓘ peristyle courtyards ⓘ service rooms ⓘ statues of chief Vestals ⓘ
hasLatinName	Temple of Vesta ⓘ surface form: Atrium Vestae
hasResidents	chief Vestal (virgo vestalis maxima) ⓘ junior Vestal Virgins ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ
locatedIn	Italy ⓘ Roman Forum ⓘ Rome ⓘ
locatedNextTo	Temple of Vesta ⓘ
materialUsed	brick ⓘ concrete ⓘ marble ⓘ
near	Regia ⓘ Temple of Castor and Pollux ⓘ Via Sacra ⓘ
partOf	Roman Forum ⓘ surface form: Roman Forum complex
periodOfUse	Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
rebuiltDuring	Augustan age ⓘ surface form: Augustan period Flavian dynasty ⓘ Severan dynasty ⓘ
religiousSignificance	associated with the sacred fire of Rome ⓘ central to the cult of Vesta ⓘ
usedBy	House of the Vestal Virgins self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vestal Virgins

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Forum Magnum → contains → House of the Vestal Virgins ⓘ

Forum Romanum → contains → House of the Vestal Virgins ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Vesta

Forum Romanum → contains → House of the Vestal Virgins ⓘ

Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome) → contains → House of the Vestal Virgins ⓘ

subject surface form: Regio VIII Forum Romanum

Roman Forum → contains → House of the Vestal Virgins ⓘ

Via Sacra → passes → House of the Vestal Virgins ⓘ

pontifex maximus → relatedConcept → House of the Vestal Virgins ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vestal Virgins

House of the Vestal Virgins → usedBy → House of the Vestal Virgins self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vestal Virgins