Who Were The Vestal Virgins?

<p>What happened if a Vestal Virgin broke their pledge of virginity? How would a woman be chosen for the role? And were there any benefits to taking it?</p><br><p>Kate is finding out in this episode with Peta Greenfield, co-author of ‘Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire’ and co-host of ‘The Partial Historians’, with her colleague Dr Fiona Radford.</p><br><p>This episode was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Sophie Gee. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.</p><br><p><strong><em>Please vote for us for Listeners' Choice at the British Podcast Awards! Follow </em></strong><a href="https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em><u>this link</u></em></strong></a><strong><em>, and don’t forget to confirm the email. Thank you!</em></strong></p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey here.</p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>