 House of the Vestals | |
   Vestal Virgins Shown within Augustan Rome | |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′29″N 12°29′12″E / 41.89139°N 12.48667°E |
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The House of the Vestal Virgins (Latin: Atrium Vestae; Italian: Casa delle Vestali) was the residence of Vestal Virgins,[1] located behind the circular Temple of Vesta at the eastern edge of the Roman Forum, between the Regia and the Palatine Hill. The domus publica, where the Pontifex Maximus dwelled, was located near the Atrium until that role was assumed by the emperors.[2]
- ^ Who were the Vestal Virgins? Lutwyche, J BBC. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012
- ^ SCOTT, RUSSELL T., Paul Henderson, Charlotte Steffensen, Christina Trier, Lorenzo Costantini, John Giorgi, and A. J. Ammerman. “Excavations in the Area Sacra of Vesta (1987–1996).” Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. Supplementary Volumes 8 (2009): i–167. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25759485.