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The History of the Vestal Virgins of Rome
In ancient Rome, the Vestals or Vestal Virgins were priestesses of Vesta, goddess of the hearth. The College of the Vestals and its well-being were regarded as fundamental to the continuance and security of Rome. They cultivated the sacred fire that was not allowed to go out. The Vestals were freed of the usual social obligations to marry and bear children and took a 30-year vow of chastity in order to devote themselves to the study and correct observance of state rituals that were forbidden to the colleges of male priests. “AS far back as it is possible to trace the old religions of mankind, and in cases where primitive religions are still to be observed in savage countries, one finds as ...
Roll of the baronets
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Debrett's Illustrated Baronetage, with the Knightage, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Includes an unpaged appendix, "Royal warrant holders."
Claycraft
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