Gallia, Andrew2020-08-172020-08-172014Classical Philology 109.3https://hdl.handle.net/11299/214959This article reexamines the nature of the costume of the Vestal Virgins, arguing that instead of indicating the ambiguity of their position in relation to standard Roman sexual roles, the clothes they wore consistently emphasized their chastity.enArticle10.1086/676291