Oppia
Oppia (d. 483 BC), was a Vestal Virgin in ancient Rome.
In 483 BC, following a series of portents, and advice from the soothsayers that the religious ceremonies were not being duly attended to, she was found guilty of a breach of chastity and immured.
Sources
- Livy, Ab urbe condita, 2.42
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