Scaevola, seVo-la, [Fr. Scevole, si'vol',] (C. Mu-
Cius,) a Roman, who, according to the ancient legends,
went to the camp of Porsena, then besieging Rome,
and attempted to kill him with a dagger. He was seized
by the guards of the king, who ordered him to be put to
death. Scasvola, it is said, held his right hand in a fire,
which was at hand, unti...
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Gaius Mucius Scaevola was a noble and probably mythical
Roman youth, famous for his bravery.
When the Etruscan king Lars Porsenna held Rome under siege,
Gaius Mucius famously sneaked into the Etruscan camp and
attempted to murder Porsenna. His plot failed because he
misindentified Porsenna and killed the wrong man. Mucius was
captured. He famo...
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Gaius Mucius Scaevŏla. When King Porsena was besieging Rome,
G. Mucius went out of the city with the intention of killing
him, but by mistake stabbed the king's secretary instead of
Porsena himself. The king in his passion and alarm ordered him
to be burned alive, upon which Mucius thrust his right hand
into a fire which was already lighted fo...
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