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From the earliest days of Rome, the Vestal Virgins tended the sacred fire in Vesta's temple, forging an ancient sorority that symbolized the power of the old religion.

The Vestal Virgins were the only female priesthood in Rome. Their virginity protected the state and death awaited any vestal that broke her vows.

Similar thematically to "The Flea," Donne's "The Apparition" delivers a shockingly original conceit for a seduction poem: his ghost will haunt the lady who neglected him.

Though the Vestal Virgins had precious luxuries not afforded other Roman women, there were certain sacrifices made for them.

The Vestal Virgins were perhaps the most prized priestesses of Rome, because they protected what was most sacred among the city's ideals - the home fires.

The priestesses of the goddess Vesta were accorded a level of respect not afforded to most women in ancient Rome; the price was their life-long chastity.

The priestesses and other female participants of the Panathenaic Procession of Athens are an exceptional example of the role that women played in Ancient Greek religion.

The temples built during the period of the Roman Republic were some of the most sacred and important buildings in the city of Rome.

Vesta was the guardian of the hearth of each home and the sacred fire of the city of Rome herself.

Various Roman festivals linked to winter and the end of the agricultural year were celebrated in December.

Inca burial practices, which included preparation for the afterlife, were linked to their religious beliefs.

Relegated to the household and the loom, Greek women enjoyed few rights but found outlets in other areas like religion and festivals.

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The way Roman women dressed changed with time. By the imperial period, marital and social status was demonstrated by clothes, hair and accessories

Forensic analysis of remains found in a gladiator cemetery in Ephesus, Turkey, provided new facts about the way those men fought and died.

WWE's ninth installment in the WrestleMania series featured Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna and Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake vs. Money Inc.