Robin Lorsch Wildfang

But in between those two, there were hundreds of living, breathing women who spent their lives as the religious heartbeat of Rome for a thousand years.

My major source today is Robin Wildfang's book, Rome's Vestal Virgins.

You can see all the other sources, plus pictures and a transcript, at herhalfofhistory.com.

I have a special thank you today to James, maybe Jim, who signed up as a supporter on Patreon.