Verginia

[1][2] In 451 BC, the decemvir Appius Claudius began to lust after Verginia, a beautiful plebeian girl who was the daughter of Lucius Verginius, a respected centurion.

The crowd in the Forum objected to this, as both Verginius and Icilius were well-respected men, and they forced Marcus Claudius to bring the case before the decemvirs.

Additionally, Claudius had brought an armed escort with him and accused the citizens of sedition, and the supporters of Verginius left the Forum rather than cause any violence.

Upon killing her, Livy claims that Verginius spoke to Claudius directly, yelling: "By this blood, Appius, I devote thy head to the infernal gods.

Verginia is additionally mentioned in William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus and her story is retold in Steven Saylor's Roma.

Romanino , The Death of Verginia.
Verginius speaking to Claudius after killing Verginia.
Giovanni Folo after Vincenzo Camuccini, " The Death of Virginia ," 1870/1909, engraving and etching, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC
Death of Virginia by Taras Shevchenko .