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TAKÁCS, S. A. Vestal Virgins, Sibyls, and Matrons: Women in Roman Religion. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008.

“The six Vestal Virgins dedicated their lives to the goddess Vesta and, by extension, to the Roman state. Though they were “between categories,” neither matrons nor priests, they dressed as married women, and for the entirety of their priestly tenure they were to remain in a virginal state. They preserved, as it were, rather than expressing or experiencing, their procreative potentiality, which was controlled by the Roman state. One of the main duties of the Vestals was the upkeep of the fire in the temple of Vesta. This fire symbolized procreation. The Vestals and the fire formed a controllable symbiotic whole of procreative potency. The most atrocious crime a Vestal could be accused of was unchastity (incestum), in essence, having turned her attention toward a single man and thus away from the state and the duties that bound her to it. A Vestal convicted of such a crime was punished with death by being buried alive. The failed priestess, thus inserted into the earth, released her lifegiving potential in death for the community she was meant to serve.”

WAGNER, K. A. The Power of Virginity: The Political Position and Symbolism of Ancient Rome’s Vestal Virgin. Wester Oregon University, 2010

“The Vestal virgin has forever been an image of a woman draped in white priestly garments, carrying herself with an air of purity and near divinity. The Vestal's image is one that has captured the imagination of writers, painters, sculptures and scholars for centuries. However this near divine woman is more than what she appears. The Vestal was more than a virgin; she was the daughter, mother and priestess of Rome herself. Behind this "glamorous" image is a strong, influential, pious and powerful woman who has sacrificed her sexuality and familial ties for not just the service of the Goddess Vesta but also to reap the rewards that such devotion sowed. It is the purpose of this paper to examine the many faces behind the Vestal virgin, and how she achieved not only political power and honor but ritually forged the sacred familial protections on a grand scale -the protection of The Empire at large.”

STAPLES, Ariadne. From Good Goddess to Vestal Virgins: Sex and Category in Roman Religion. London: Routledge, 1998.

“The Vestal Virgins were Rome’s most extraordinary religious phenomenon. At any given time there were six Vestals who might range in age from early childhood to extreme old age. A newly selected Vestal had to be between six and ten years old and was committed to serve for a period of thirty years. After that she was free to leave the priesthood but could choose to serve until her death. Many chose to remain. The Vestals were virgins extraordinaire. Virginity was not merely a necessary attribute of the Vestals, it was reified. Individually and collectively the Vestals were an embodiment of virginity. This chapter explores the reasons for this phenomenon and its implications for the Roman collectivity. The most conspicuous aspect of the priesthood was the live interment of a Vestal who was suspected of having lost her virginity. This fact more than any other underscores sharply the extraordinary character of the Vestals. Suspicions of unchastity and its almost inevitable aftermath—burial alive—arose typically during periods of political instability. The loss of a Vestal’s virginity was a sign that all was not well with the state’s relationship with its gods. The only way that that relationship could be repaired was by the ritual of live interment. A Vestal’s perceived physiological virginity had a tremendous power. It was a signifier of the political stability of the state as well as the instrument which restored stability when crisis threatened.”