Sujet
The election of a Vestel Virgin by The Pontifex Maximus
Légende
The election of a Vestel Virgin by The Pontifex Maximus, the high priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome. To be allowed entry into the order, a girl had to be free of physical and mental defects, have two living parents and be a daughter of a free-born resident of Rome. The Vestals or Vestal Virgins were priestesses of Vesta, goddess of the hearth. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
Date
20e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Design Pics/Ken Welsh
Notre référence
UMG20B21_208
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,6Mo (6,1Mo) / 46,2cm x 27,4cm / 5459 x 3242 (300dpi)