2014/07/01 by Andrew Gallia · 3 citations
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Classical Antiquity Studies #Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies #Byzantine Studies and History #Philology #Humanities #Art #Library science #Sociology #Feminism #Computer science #Gender studies
paper · doi:10.1086/676291
openalex publication_date 2014/07/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
This article reexamines the nature of the costume of the Vestal Virgins, arguing that instead of indicating the ambiguity of their position in relation to standard Roman sexual roles, the clothes they wore consistently emphasized their chastity.