Rione X Campitelli in Roma in Cittΰ metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
La Casa delle Vestali prima del 64 d.C.
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The House of the Vestals before 64 A.D.
Photographed by James Hulse, March 4, 2024
1. La Casa delle Vestali prima del 64 d.C. / The House of the Vestals before 64 A.D. Marker
Prima dell'incendio neroniano la casa delle Vestali aveva forma, dimensioni e orientamento diversi. Il piω antico edificio conservato risale al VI secolo a.C., fu ricostruito in blocchi di tufo nel III secolo a.C. e ristrutturato tra tarda Repubblica e primo Impero. Recenti scavi hanno messo in luce nell'area davanti al tempio una capanna della metΰ dell'VIII secolo a.C., forse la dimora primitiva delle sacerdotesse.
In questo ambiente, al di sotto del pavimento di etΰ imperiale con intercape-dine per il riscaldamento, si trovano i resti di muri e mosaici della casa delle Vestali di etΰ repubblicana.
Before the fire in the reign of Nero the house of the Vestals had a different shape, size and orientation. The oldest surviving structure dates to the 6th century BC; it was then rebuilt from tuff blocks in the 3rd century BC, and redesigned in the late Republic-early Empire. Recent excavations have revealed a hut dating to the mid-8th BC century. This may have been the earliest home of the priestesses.
Here, beneath the imperial paving with its chambers
this page online
Erected by Parco.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology.
Location. 41° 53.491′ N, 12° 29.175′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Cittΰ metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione X Campitelli. It is on Via dei Fori Imperiali. The marker is located in the Roman Forum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire and specifically also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Atrium Vestae / Hall of Vesta (a few steps from this marker); La Casa delle Vestali / The House of the Vestals (a few steps from this marker); Via Sacra: Il Fuoco di Vesta / Via Sacra: the Fire of Vesta (a few steps from this marker); Aedes Vestae / Temple of Vesta (within shouting distance of this marker); Tempio di Vesta / Temple of Vesta (within shouting distance of this marker); La vista del Foro Romano / The view of the Roman Forum (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Costruzioni di Caligola / Caligula's Constructions (within shouting distance of this marker); North Facade of the Domus Tiberiana (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.
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Photographed by James Hulse, March 4, 2024
2. La Casa delle Vestali prima del 64 d.C. / The House of the Vestals before 64 A.D. Marker
Also see . . .
1. Roma Turismo. Parco Archeologico del Colosseo (Submitted on January 27, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
2. House of the Vestals. Wikipedia
The House of the Vestal Virgins (Latin: Atrium Vestae; Italian: Casa delle Vestali) was the residence of Vestal Virgins, 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.(Submitted on January 27, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, March 4, 2024
3. The marker located along the pathway around the courtyard
Photographed by James Hulse, March 4, 2024
4. The location of the House of the Vestals and courtyard
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 27, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 3. submitted on January 28, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 4. submitted on January 27, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
