Chiomaca was a Gaul princess who was involved in the war between the Romans and the Galatians in 186 BC. When the call for retreat was given, she refused to leave the battlefield and instead continued to fight. She was captured and raped by a centurion, whom she then killed and beheaded. She then delivered the head to her husband. Map of Gaul circa 58 BC Gaul (Latin Gallia, Greek Galatia) was the region of Western Europe occupied by present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ... Princess is the feminine form of prince (from Latin princeps, meaning principal citizen). ... This article is becoming very long. ... The Epistle to Galatians is a book of the Bible New Testament. ... Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC - 180s BC - 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC Years: 191 BC 190 BC 189 BC 188 BC 187 BC - 186 BC - 185 BC 184 BC... Centurion can mean: A centurion was a professional officer of the Roman army. ... The Beheading of Cosmas and Damian, by Fra Angelico Decapitation (from Latin, caput, capitis, meaning head), or beheading, is the removal of a living organisms head. ...

References

• Salmonson, Jessica Amanda, The Encyclopedia of Amazons (Paragon House, 1991), 57. ISBN 1-55778-420-5