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Verginia

The freeborn plebeian maiden, betrothed to Icilius, whom the decemvir Appius Claudius sought to enslave for his lust; her death at her father's hand is Livy's republican counterpart to the rape of Lucretia.

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Mentioned in 2 works (5 total)

The History of Rome, Book 3 history · 4 mentions
The History of Rome, Book 10 history · 1 mention

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