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| | Vestal virgin - definition of Vestal virgin in Encyclopedia |
 | | The punishment for violating the oath of celibacy was to be buried alive in an underground chamber with a few days of food and water to prolong the punishment. | | | The Vestal virgins were committed to the priesthood at a young age (before puberty) and were sworn to celibacy. | | | The dignities accorded to the Vestals were significant. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Vestal_virgin
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| | The Christ by John E. Remsberg (Chapter 11) |
| | Foiled in their attempts to discover the babes both kings issued decrees that all the infants should be put to death. | | | Zoroaster, it is claimed, predicted his coming declaring that he would be born of a virgin, and that a star would indicate the place of his birth. | | | Long before his birth, it was prophesied that he would be born of the virgin Danae, and that he would supplant Acrisius in his kingdom. |
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http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/rmsbrg11.htm
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| | law.ca - Apparition of the Virgin Mary |
| | Pontmain, Prophecy, And Protest: A Cultural-Historical Study Of A Nineteenth-Century Apparition | | | THE mystery of Western Australia's weeping Madonna is being accompanied by new claims that an apparition of the Virgin Mary is appearing regularly at the house where the statue is kept. | | | Find apparition of the virgin mary at one of the best sites the Internet has to offer! |
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| | Vestal Virgin -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! |
| | The Virgin Mary is a very important figure in the Christian Orthodox faith, and many turn to her because she is believed to have direct access to God. | | | Rhea had been forced to become a vestal virgin by her uncle, Amulius, who had deposed Numitor. | | | In Rome the institution of the Vestal Virgins, who were required to remain celibate for at least the 30 years of their service, indicates that celibacy was a very ancient aspect of Roman religion. |
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http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9381944
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| | Rhea Silvia |
| | The Vestal virgin who became, by Mars, the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus. | | | Amulius had learned from an oracle that her children would become a threat to his power. | | | Her uncle gave her to the goddess Vesta so she would remain a virgin for the rest of her life. |
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http://www.pantheon.org/articles/r/rhea_silvia.html
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| | Gracchi Brothers |
| | In 114 BC after a Vestal virgin was killed by lightning, the Sibylline oracles were consulted, and a Greek and Gallic couple were sacrificed in the forum as had been done in 225 BC, though the senate finally banned human sacrifice in 97 BC. | | | According to Appian the knights on juries became addicted to bribes, and the rich bought the land allotments of the poor or found pretexts for taking them by force; land distribution was discontinued; rent was collected, and though some of it was distributed to the poor, after many lawsuits much unemployment resulted. | | | Partially based on: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia Copyright © 1994, 2000, Columbia University Press. |
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