Rome's vestal virgins: a study of Rome's vestal priestesses in the late Republic and early Empire
Introduction -- Within the Aedes vestae -- The vestals in public -- Vestal initiation : the rite of Captio -- The vestals' virginity -- The vestals' legal and financial position -- The vestals in the Romans' history -- The vestals in Roman history
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English Ancient Greek |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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London [u.a.]
Routledge
2006
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| In: | Year: 2006 |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vestal virgin
B Roman Empire / State cult |
| Further subjects: | B
Vestal Virgins
B Vestals B Women and religion Rome B Women and religion (Rome) B Rome Religion |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) Verlagsangaben (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Introduction -- Within the Aedes vestae -- The vestals in public -- Vestal initiation : the rite of Captio -- The vestals' virginity -- The vestals' legal and financial position -- The vestals in the Romans' history -- The vestals in Roman history |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Text teilw. engl., teilw. griech |
| Physical Description: | X, 158 S., Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0415397952 |