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

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

Ariadne Staples provides an arresting and original analysis of the role of women in Roman society, which challenges traditionally held views and provokes furthe

Examines portraits of Rome's Vestal Virgins as artistic documents and political vehicles

When passion is punishable by death, can one priestess keep her emotions concealed and help steer the course of history? Ancient Rome is a world of power and pr