The Roman Goddess Vesta and her Vestal Virgins

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

What do you think of the Vestal Virgins? Would you have become one if you lived in Ancient Rome?

[@WildMen4444]

Hopefully one day a community of contemporary Polytheists can have such an institution. I'm a guy so obviously I couldn't have been a Vestal Virgin. 😅

[@extrapressure]

I'm a man, so no, lol. Do you think catholic nuns came as a result of the romans syncronizing parts of their pagan religion like vesta and her nuns with the new christian religion? i can see vesta being conflated with the virgin mary or even christ since he rode on a donkey. i don't see any examples of nuns in the old testament or even in the new, so i feel like it must be a conflation like how ishtar became easter.

[@Kaeus2]

@@extrapressure I think the nuns appeared with the monasticism, which is a movement that emerged in the 3rd century. That's why you don't see them in the Bible. I don't think there's a correlation with the Vestal Virgins since monks also took vow for chastity. The chastity vow, like poverty and obedience, were vows of self-denial to have a better communion with God.

[@XXequals.y]

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[@Skibbityboo0580]

I thought it would be nice, but right before you asked you said "they could have molten lead poured down their throat", and that put me off of the whole thing. That, and I am a dude, so they probably wont take me in anyways.

[@christassouthseashells677]

Wonderful! Love learning more about the Vestal Virgins, so important in early Roman history. Thank you

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

You're very welcome. 🙂

[@Savvycalifragilistic]

Such an interesting video!! It's interesting that even though she wasn't featured in any myths she was so revered in their culture.

[@Con_blue]

Yay i was waiting for this!👌💗

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

We hope you enjoyed it!

[@GeoffryGifari]

hmmm so even though the romans placed great importance in military might and glory, the goddess of hearth and home seems to be the one to hold a special position in their society ...

[@GeoffryGifari]

referring to vestalia, the vestal virgins, and their dedicated role

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

That's very true. Thanks for watching!

[@chandaphillips1337]

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[@mr.rachetphilanthrophist601]

Don't love too much.

[@jaimeariasfarias6520]

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[@chandaphillips1337]

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[@alili945]

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[@Davlavi]

Informative.

[@WildMen4444]

Ave Vesta!

[@ДуаТер]

Vocabulary and grammar and culture of speech and writing, O Goddess Vesta. Лексика, грамматика, культура речи и письма, о богиня Веста.

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Thanks for watching!

[@GeoffryGifari]

how did they decide who could become a vestal virgin? could parents recommend their own daughters for one reason or another?

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

They had to be of age, children of respectable parents and free of any mental or physical issues.

[@TupacMakaveli1996]

Being a vestal virgin seems like a good but tough career pathway. Its seems stupid but given some became very rich and also being free from what everyday roman woman life was, it seems a reasonable thing given you have belief in the metaphysics behind it. Moderns religions are free from any such obligations but people trie to weight themselves due to their rewards in the hereafter.

[@docastrov9013]

Come back, Vesta!

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Thanks for watching!

[@starcapture3040]

Can you make video about The wife of Amon?

[@WildMen4444]

Mut/Amunet?

[@sadaf313]

Great vedio

[@cynderazuleehirgon3684]

Dont worry. The Romans are just as roman as they were before

[@mango2005]

When they were closed down, that was the end for Rome and it fell.

[@sageashton31]

Hestia is best-ia

[@AusDenBergen]

You look like claymation Penny

[@LeeAnnStar]

omg that is so crazy I was looking that up yesterday and no one knew wtf I was talking about haha she would rub her eyes and make that rubber sound lol

[@AusDenBergen]

@@LeeAnnStar haha, that's when TV was still interesting and unpredictable. Good times.

[@bsaneil]

Romans used to Curry favour with this godess...

[@QueXLcior]

A white hot branding iron

[@persianfantasy2070]

dope

[@africandaisy310]

I think they were miserable

[@colincbatch]

Seriously, why have you wasted your time making this video? It is so ridiculously over-simplistic that nobody has learnt anything from it