Rome - Vestal Virgins - Selection Flashcards

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What did it mean to be selected to the college of the Vestals?

A

It was a prestigious honour

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Who selected a new priestess when a position opened?

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Pontifex Maximus

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What did the girl need to be like to be elegible?

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Between the ages of six and ten
Needed to be fit and healthy
With two living parents

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Why was the role a big commitment?

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A Vestal had to remain in the post for at least thirty years and take a vow of chastity

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How were they similar to the pontifices?

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Vestals were taken from Rome’s most prestigious families and the elite in hopes their daughter would become a Vestal

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