. History of Rome and the Popes in the Middle Ages . 111. 3.—Statue of the Vestal Flavia Publicia(From Lancianis Ancient Rome, p. 141). No. 10] THE VESTALS 19. OBMERITVMCASTITATIS PVPICJTIAEADQ-INSACKIS RELIGIONIBVSQVE D0CTRINAEMIRAM1S PONTIFICES V-V- GC PRO-MAG-MACRINIOiSOSSIANO-V-OPM* name of the priestess and her crime remained obscure. All pointed, however, to the conclusion that the Vestal had embraced Christianity, and thereby incurred the penalty of damnatio memoriae by the Only conversion, or an infrac-tion of her vow could be the reason for thus removing her name. Now we hav
. History of Rome and the Popes in the Middle Ages . 111. 3.—Statue of the Vestal Flavia Publicia(From Lancianis Ancient Rome, p. 141). No. 10] THE VESTALS 19. OBMERITVMCASTITATIS PVPICJTIAEADQ-INSACKIS RELIGIONIBVSQVE D0CTRINAEMIRAM1S PONTIFICES V-V- GC PRO-MAG-MACRINIOiSOSSIANO-V-OPM* name of the priestess and her crime remained obscure. All pointed, however, to the conclusion that the Vestal had embraced Christianity, and thereby incurred the penalty of damnatio memoriae by the Only conversion, or an infrac-tion of her vow could be the reason for thus removing her name. Now we have no record during the last days of Vesta worship that any of the Vestals, and especially no chief priestess, had offended against their moral law. Had such a fact occurred it would infallibly have been reported and made much of by Christian opponents of Paganism. On the other hand, authorities do actuallyI allude to the conversion of a Vestal Virgin to the Christian faith. Prudentius introduces us to this Vestal,I named Claudia, who, as a PVdrlet-;-.^ 11700 + r^ ;^l r 111. 4.—Pedestal of the Statue of a (Convert) ^nrisuan, was tne pnae or vestal
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