![]() | Virgin Sacrifice in Classical Art: Women, Agency, and the Trojan War Subjects: Arts; Area Studies; Humanities; Gender Studies; Art & Visual Culture; Classical Studies; Religion; Art & Gender; History of Art; Women''s Studies; Roman History & Culture; Greek History & Culture; Ancient Religions; Ancient Religions; Religion in Context; The Trojan War begins and ends with the sacrifice of a virgin princess. The gruesome killing of a woman must have captivated ancient people because the myth of the sacrificial virgin resonates powerfully in the arts of ancient Greece and Rome. Most scholars agree that the Greeks and Romans did not practice human sacrifice, so why then do the myths of virgin sacrifice appear persistently in art and literature for over a millennium? Virgin Sacrifice in Classical Art: Women, Agency, and the Trojan War seeks to answer this question. Anthony F. Mangieri is Associate Professor of Art History and Coordinator of the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He holds a Ph.D. in Greek and Roman art from Emory University. Mangieri has lectured widely and published articles on Greek art. |
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