Back Виргиния (Волумний) Bulgarian Virgínia (filla d'Aulus Virgini) Catalan Verginia (istri Lucius Volumnius Flamma) ID Virginia (moglie di Lucio Volumnio Flamma) Italian Виргиния (жена Луция Волумния Фламмы) Russian
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Woodcut illustration of Verginia
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Temple of Hercules
Verginia, sometimes spelled Virginia, was the daughter of Aulus Verginius, a Roman patrician. Her example of modesty and virtue in the face of adversity became famous in antiquity, and during the Middle Ages, she was celebrated as one of Boccaccio's Famous Women.[1][2]
- ^ The Ancient Library - Virginia number 2
- ^ Virginia Brown's translation of Giovanni Boccaccio’s Famous Women, pp. 129–130; Harvard University Press 2003; ISBN 0-674-01130-9, LVIII