It was the punishment stipulated for Vestal Virgins found guilty of sexual misconduct. |
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I have paid my devotions today both to the successor to St Peter and to the Vestal Virgins, who have no one left to remember them. |
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The punishment for lost chastity of a Vestal Virgin was live burial, because that was considered the best way to kill them without spilling their blood. |
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Octavian forcibly entered the temple of the Vestal Virgins and seized Antony's secret will, which he promptly publicized. |
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In 87, Vestal Virgins were found to have broken their sacred vows of lifelong public chastity. |
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It is also possible that Vestal Virgins were starved when found guilty of breaking their vows of celibacy. |
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The threat against him was lifted by the intervention of his mother's family, which included supporters of Sulla, and the Vestal Virgins. |
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When back in Rome, Caesar deposited a new will with the Vestal Virgins, naming Octavius as the prime beneficiary. |
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The most scandalous marriage of all was to one of the sacred Vestal Virgins. |
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Previously entrance to temples had been the reserve of priests and Vestal Virgins. |
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The planning committee could sing 'Like A Virgin' after being dubbed Vestal Virgins by the deputy leader. |
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You knew you weren't jumping into bed with the last of the Vestal Virgins and Dee's experience was part of the turn on, wasn't it? |
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Numa Pompilius the second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus, began Rome's building projects with his royal palace the Regia and the complex of the Vestal virgins. |
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Later, she is presented as a rather dowdy vestal virgin or as an elegant but staid matron demurely working on her embroidery. |
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There are more than one million drivers in Cairo all eager to meet the seventy vestal virgins waiting for them. |
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This may not involve vestal virgins but you are likely to be able to bag the best room at the Out-Of-Town Conference Chain Hotel. |
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