Alixandra Burrows

They were chosen as young as six. Taken from their families, dressed in white, and given one job for thirty years: keep the sacred fire of Rome burning.

The Vestal Virgins were some of the most powerful women in the ancient world. They also used salt, which they ground by hand into a sacred flour called mola salsa for nearly every offering in the city.

In my article, I follow that salt from the temple of Vesta to my own front door, and to a little wafer you might recognize from Sunday mass. 🕯️

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