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the Temple of Vesta; the Romans built it round as supposing her to be the Earth: Men were forbid to go into this Temple, and the Goddess was served by the Vestal Virgins: The Palladium brought by Aeneas from Troy was deposited here, and when the Temple was burnt, the Vestals saved the Palladium, by conveying it through the Midst of the Via sacra, and carrying it into the Empe∣ror's
Palace, the Figure of this was to be seen on the Reverse of the Medals of Vespatian and Julia Pia, which was only a small Statue of Pallas hold∣ing her Spear in one Hand and her Shield in the other.