However, there is a third villa in Tivoli that gets less attention and is a stunning blend of nature and architecture, ... the Temple of Vesta, a round, preserved temple from the first century B.C.

SOME RECENT DISCOVERIES AT THE TEMPLE OF VESTA IN ROME. Share full article. May 8, 1885. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from May 8, 1885, Page 3 Buy ...

Neil MacGregor focuses on perpetual fire in the Temple of Vesta in Rome, the Parsi fire temple in Gujarat, India, and the Flame of the Nation under the Arc de Triomphe, Paris. Show more Neil ...

In ancient Rome, the structure was home to priestesses serving the cult of the goddess Vesta. The building, with its spacious courtyard, is located just behind the Temple of Vesta.