Vestal Virgins, Sibyls, and Matrons
Vestal Virgins, Sibyls, and Matrons: Women in Roman Religion by Sarolta A. Takacs
English | 1 Dec. 2007 | ISBN: 029271694X, 0292716931 | 222 Pages | PDF | 4 MB
English | 1 Dec. 2007 | ISBN: 029271694X, 0292716931 | 222 Pages | PDF | 4 MB
Roman women were the procreators and nurturers of life, both in the domestic world of the family and in the larger sphere of the state. Although deterred from participating in most aspects of public life, women played an essential role in public religious ceremonies, taking part in rituals designed to ensure the fecundity and success of the agricultural cycle on which Roman society depended.