person
Gaius Mucius Scaevola
Mucius
also: Mucius, Gaius Mucius, Scaevola
The young noble who slipped into Porsenna's camp to kill him, killed the scribe by mistake, and thrust his right hand into the fire—earning the surname Scaevola, 'Left-handed.'
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 2 §12 Gaius Mucius
Gaius Mucius, who entered Porsenna's camp to kill him, slew the scribe by mistake, and burned his own right hand—winning the name Scaevola, 'Left-handed.'
- The History of Rome, Book 42 §54 Quintus Mucius
A man of consular rank serving as a military tribune under Licinius.