Vesta was the native Roman goddess of the fireplace and the six virgins tended the sacred fire, baked sacred salt cakes (mola salsa) and oversaw the care of sacred objects in the temple.

Overlooking the city of Birmingham is a bearded man that pays homage to Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and forge. The largest cast iron statue in the world, Vulcan is a reminder of the city's iron ...

A Jewish leader and scholar, Philo (circa 20 BC – 40 AD) risked his life to plead for greater tolerance for Jews in the Roman Empire ... placed statues of human gods in the city’s synagogues.