The vestal virgins Finally, the vestal virgins lived at the Temple of Vesta in Rome. Vesta was the native Roman goddess of the fireplace and the six virgins tended the sacred fire, baked sacred ...

The basilica, dating back some 1,900 years, was found during excavations that took place as part of the demolition of a ...

The 2,000-year-old basilica was “once the beating heart of Roman London,” the Museum of London Archaeology said.

The pediment from the Temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath is one of the best-known objects from Roman Britain. It originally looked down on people entering the temple precinct from a height of 12 metres.