abstract:The gens Verginia or Virginia was a prominent family at Rome, which from an early period was divided into patrician and plebeian branches. The gens was of great antiquity, and frequently filled the highest honors of the state during the early years of the Republic.
Gross, a biologist at theUniversityofVerginia, andNormanLevitt, a mathematician at Rutgers University; and The Demon HauntedWorld, by Car Saganof Cornell University.