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Preferred term

Virginia  

Definition

  • Legendary figure whose story is told by Livy; daughter of a centurion, she accepted death by her father's hand rather than lose her virtue in the arms of a tyrant; often represented in humanist texts and domestic decoration as a virtuous woman worthy of emulation

Entry terms

  • Verginia

Notation

  • 119139

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-CWTZQVZN-H

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