300 BC Ancient Roman Silver Ring Vesta the virgin goddess of hearth home family For Sale

300 BC Ancient Roman Silver Ring Vesta the virgin goddess of hearth home family

Vesta (Classical Latin: [ˈwɛs.ta]) is the virgin goddess of the hearth, home, and family in Roman religion. She was rarely depicted in human form, and was more often represented by the fire of her temple in the Forum Romanum. Entry to her temple was permitted only to her priestesses, the Vestal Virgins. Their virginity was deemed essential to Rome\'s survival; if found guilty of inchastity, they were buried or entombed alive. As Vesta was considered a guardian of the Roman people, her festival, the Vestalia (7–15 June), was regarded as one of the most important Roman holidays. During the Vestalia privileged matrons walked barefoot through the city to the temple, where they presented food-offerings. Such was Vesta\'s importance to Roman religion that following the rise of Christianity, hers was one of the last non-Christian cults still active, until it was forcibly disbanded by the Christian emperor Theodosius I in AD 391. The myths depicting Vesta and her priestesses were few; the most notable of them were tales of miraculous impregnation of a virgin priestess by a phallus appearing in the flames of the sacred hearth — the manifestation of the goddess combined with a male supernatural being. In some Roman traditions, Rome\'s founders Romulus and Remus and the benevolent king Servius Tullius were conceived in this way. Vesta was among the Dii Consentes, twelve of the most honored gods in the Roman pantheon. She was the daughter of Saturn and Ops, and sister of Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, Juno, and Ceres. Her Greek equivalent is Hestia. Roman tradition required that the leading priest of the Roman state, the pontifex maximus reside in a domus publicus (\"publicly owned house\"). After assuming the office of pontifex maximus in 12 BC, Augustus gave part of his private house to the Vestals as public property and incorporated a new shrine of Vesta within it. The old shrine remained in the Forum Romanum\'s temple of Vesta, but Augustus\' gift linked the public hearth of the state with the official home of the pontifex maximus and the emperor\'s Palatine residence. This strengthened the connection between the office of pontifex maximus and the cult of Vesta. Henceforth, the office of pontifex maximus was tied to the title of emperor; Emperors were automatically priests of Vesta, and the pontifices were sometimes referred to as pontifices Vestae (\"priests of Vesta\").[ In 12 BC, 28 April (first of the five day Floralia) was chosen ex senatus consultum to commemorate the new shrine of Vesta in Augustus\' home on the Palatine. The latter\'s hearth was the focus of the Imperial household\'s traditional religious observances. Various emperors led official revivals and promotions of the Vestals\' cult, which in its various locations remained central to Rome\'s ancient traditional cults into the 4th century. Dedications in the Atrium of Vesta, dating predominantly AD 200 to 300, attest to the service of several Virgines Vestales Maxime. Vesta\'s worship began to decline with the rise of Christianity. In ca. 379, Gratian stepped down as pontifex maximus; in 382 he confiscated the Atrium Vestae and simultaneously withdrew its public funding. In 391, despite official and public protests, Theodosius I closed the temple, and extinguished the sacred flame. Finally, Coelia Concordia stepped down as the last Vestalis Maxima (\"chief Vestal\") in 394.

This 300 BC Ancient Roman Silver Ring featuring Vesta, the virgin goddess of hearth, home, and family, is a rare and unique collectible piece. Made of solid silver (890/920) with an intaglio design, this original Roman artifact from Italy comes with a certificate of authenticity and a lifetime warranty. The intricate details and historical significance of this piece make it a valuable addition to any collection of decorative collectibles, especially for those interested in ancient Roman culture and mythology.

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