Date of Award
Spring 6-1-1967
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
First Advisor
Joan M. Madsen
Second Advisor
Ruth D. Grün
Third Advisor
Donald B. Scheick
Abstract
The purposes of this study were to trace the history of the office of the Vestal Virgins in Rome from its founding in 715 B.C. to its abolition under Theodosius, A.D. 394, and to discuss the qualifications, selection, training, discipline, dress, duties, and privileges of its members. The author has used the classical authors of Greece and Rome as a basis for the study. The research pertaining to the Vestal Virgins, principally that by German, French, and English scholars, has also been utilized.
Recommended Citation
Swinford, Doyne W., "The Vestal Virgins in Ancient Rome: A Study of the Office" (1967). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3647.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/3647