Vestal virgins, sibyls, and matrons : women in Roman religion /

Takács offers a sweeping overview of Roman women's roles and functions in religion and, by extension, in Rome's history and culture during both the Republic and the Empire. She begins with the religious calendar and the various festivals in which women were significant and then examines ma...

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Main Author: Takács, Sarolta A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, ©2008.
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • The silent ones speak
  • Life cycles and time structures
  • The making of Rome
  • Rome eternal
  • Rome besieged
  • Rome and its provinces.