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Vestal Virgins — OCR GCSE Ancient History Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE History · key term

Vestal Virgins

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Priestesses of Vesta whom Numa supported with public funds and bound by a vow of chastity.

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OCR GCSE Ancient History · J198

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Revise: Numa Pompilius and Roman Religious Identity

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