ROME TOURS
ROMAN FORUM

It is the 844th year since the founding of Rome - renamed by Christians as 91 A.D. The Forum is the focus of Roman political and religious activity. Rituals and traditions, are considered critical to keeping advantageous connections with the Gods.

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One of the oldest and most important priesthoods of Rome is the Vestals - the female representatives of the Goddess Vesta. Their purity is a central tenet to appeasing the Gods. Nine years into the reign of the Emperor Domitian, rumors swirl as to his cruelty and instability. He has ordered the execution of the Vestal Maximus Cornelia, the highest female priest in Rome. It is a dangerous time. 

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Step inside these true events and follow the Vestal Ravinia whose secrets may reveal the reasons behind Cornelia’s horrifying execution. Let us help you imagine this site as it was two-thousand years ago – not merely as cold marble and stone, but as a place teeming with life. Includes digital reconstructions.