1000 Classical Characters Briefly Described

Who was Iphigenia? What did Cincinnatus do? A thousand gods, heroes and tyrants of the classical world, each explained in the time it takes to read a text message.

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Virginius

A valiant Roman, father of Virginia.

The story of Virginius and his ill-fated daughter is the subject of the well-known tragedy of Virginius, one of the early productions of J. Sheridan Knowles. It is rarely performed in the present day.

Vogesus or Vosgesus (Vosges). A range of mountains in Gaul, in the territory of the Lingones, running parallel to the Rhine, and separating its basin from that of the Mosella.

The rivers Sequana (Seine), Arar (Saône), and Mosella (Moselle) rise in these mountains.

Volupia or Voluptas. The personification of sensual pleasure among the Romans, who was honored with a temple near the Porta Romanula.

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