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Travelogue: By Country | By Date | Italy | February 2001 |
Reading with Temple of Vesta in the background. Vesta was the goddess who protected the domestic hearth. The round shape comes from the round huts of very ancient Romans. A sacred fire had to be kept buring constantly. Unsurprisingly, the temple was destroyed by fires several times. |
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