Ariadne Staples: 1 book
From Good Goddess to Vestal Virgins
Sex and Category in Roman Religion
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
The role of women in Roman culture and society was a paradoxical one. On the one hand they enjoyed social, material and financial independence and on the other hand they were denied basic constitutional rights. Roman history is not short of powerful female figures, such as Agrippina and Livia, yet...
