Dignities
131Jan Karol Chodkiewicz — (c. 1560ndash September 24 1621) ( be. Ян Караль Хадкевіч, lt. Jonas Karolis Katkevičius, in Lithuanian folksongs his name is preserved as Katkus) was a famous Polish Lithuanian military commander (from 1601 Field Hetman of Lithuania, from 1605… …
132Vestal Virgin — In Ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins ( sacerdos Vestalis ), were the virgin holy female priests of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth. Their primary task was to maintain the sacred fire of Vesta. The Vestal duty brought great honor and afforded… …
