: As a Vestal Virgin, Pomponia is sworn to a thirty-year vow of chastity and charged with protecting the Eternal Flame, which Romans believed protected the city itself.
Debra May Macleod is a subject matter expert on the ancient Roman religion of Vesta. Her writing is informed by: The Vesta Shadows Trilogy by Debra May Macleod - Goodreads
: Living at the heart of Rome, Pomponia is swept into the power struggles of historical figures like Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Cleopatra, Octavian , and his influential wife, Livia .