Mucius scaevola has always been one of my heroes, since the early days when i was reading my dads latin books. He stands taking his weight on his left leg and places his right hand in a flaming brazier supported on a tripod. Livius, ab urbe condita classica german edition 9783525710708. Zum problem einer dom itianischen verfolgung, historia 44 1995. Legendary roman hero quotes directly from the text that are used in the video. By his first wife, who was noted for her beauty, but whom he divorced after her adultery with another exconsul, he had a daughter mucia tertia. Scaevola was married twice, both women were named licinia. Mucius scaevola gaius mucius cordus, better known with. Matthias stomer, mucius scaevola devant porsenna, 1640. The same safe and trusted content for explorers of all ages. Kids and families teens adults members educators college students. Pdf the art of legislation, that had got lost, is reborn in this book from the. Gaius mucius, a young roman nobleman, infiltrated the enemy camp in an attempt to.
Scaevola was the son of publius mucius scaevola, who was consul in 3 bc and also pontifex maximus. Gaius mucius scaevola is a legendary roman hero and assassin, who is said to have saved rome from conquest by the ancient roman history. Gaius mucius cordus, with the approval of the roman senate, sneaked into the etruscan camp with the intent of murdering porsena. The letters of mutius scaevola, published in the morning chronicle, in the months of september and october, 1818 by gaius mucius scaevola book 3 editions published in 1818 in english and held by 6 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Mucius scaevola pontifex, at the beginning of the first century b. Classica ist als kompetenzorientierte lekturereihe konzipiert. Porsenna was so impressed with his bravery that he agreed to make a treaty with rome. Mucius scaevola pontifex, governor of asia in 9897. Mucius scaevola was a young roman who formed a plan of saving rome by assassinating lars porsenna in his camp shortly after the foundation of the republic approx 508 b. A brief perusal through some of the secondary literature on the subject. Improved homework resources designed to support a variety of curriculum subjects and standards. Gaius mucius was thereafter known as mucius scaevola the left handed. When he was caught he was brought before porsenna but defied him by burning his right hand in a fire and swearing eternal vengeance on all enemies of rome.
The young roman mucius scaevola is shown unarmed and bare legged wearing a cuirass and thonged roman kilt. The hero, his head covered in dense curly hair, suffers the pain wideeyed and openmouthed, looking upwards. Relief of mucius scaevola national galleries of scotland. Book 2 chapter 12 1 thinking that this disgrace should be avenged by so. Gaius mucius cordus, better known with his later cognomen scaevola was an ancient roman youth, possibly mythical, famous for his bravery in 508 bc, during the war between rome and clusium, the clusian king lars porsena laid siege to rome. Mucius scaevola confronting king porsenna kimbell art museum. Luigi miradori, dit il genovesino mucius scaevola confronting.