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GCSE Classics · key term
The Roman ideal of sexual modesty and chastity, expressed through behaviour and respectable appearance.
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Paper 2
The Roman ideal of sexual modesty and honour, closely connected with a woman’s reputation and her family’s standing.
The Roman ideal of sexual modesty and chastity, also worshipped as a divine personification.
For Patricia Pudicitia, give both qualifications: a patrician matrona and a woman married only once (univira).
For the Pudicitia statue, say what is not known as well as what is: its ancient setting is not recorded, and the head and right hand are modern restorations.
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