Appius possessing that inflexibility Of temper, which, from the earliest times, had been the characteristic of his family, held on the censorship by himself.

Appius was probably a slip of the pen for Virginius, who in Sheridan Knowles' drama that bears his name kills his daughter to protect her from Appius.

That Verginia was the only person whose chastity had been in danger in time of peace; that Appius had been the only citizen of dangerous lust.