<P> All temples to Vesta were round , and had entrances facing east to symbolize connection between Vesta 's fire and the sun as sources of life . The Temple of Vesta represents the site of ancient cult activity as far back as 7th century BCE . Numa Pompilius is believed to have built this temple along with the original Regia and House of the Vestal Virgins in its original form . Around the Temple stood The Sacred Grove , in which also there was a graveyard for the priests and virgins . </P>
who was the temple of vesta built for
Vesta