Appius+and+Virginia.

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Appius and Virginia is a third famous of all his work. Appius and Virginia is a play that takes place in ancient Rome from 451 to 449 B.C.E. Appius Claudius claims unworthiness for high office and accepts only when faced with the penalty for refusal. The second scene takes place in Virginia. Virginius is Virginia's father who command the army of Rome. He's very rich and who had a daughter that is very beautiful. Appius was a judge who is interested in his daughter. Appius accuses the knight of having stolen a servent girl from his house with a lie that she is his daughter. After that, Virginia knows the truth his daughter was ashame and the only way is to accept death penalty rather than being with Appius and Claudius. Later, The Knight cuts off her head with a command from the judge that the knight is to be hanged from murdering. The people in the town sees it unfair, and the judge is thrown in prison.=====