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Ancient Roman female priesthood; mythically going back to the time of Numa. In the republic, the major 3 flaminates were filled by a flaminica married by confarreatio to a flamen; if the flaminica died, the flamen dialis, quirinalis and Martialis had to resign and the same if the flamen died.

During the Imperial era new flaminates were created. There were flaminicae to the imperial family and in the provinces civic ones as well. There is ample epigraphy witnessing the provincial flaminicae.

References

Schultz, "Women's Religious Activity During the Republic"

Takacs, "Vestal Virgins, Sibyls and Matrons"

Hemelrijk," The Impact of Imperial Rome on religions, ritual and religious life in the Roman empire", Brill 2006