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| Picture No | 10006554 |
| Date | 508 BC |
| Description | Gaius Mucius Scaevola burns his own hand |
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Gaius Mucius Scaevola, would-be assassin of the Etruscan king, Lars Porsenna, when captured burns his own right hand as a sign of his determination. After this he received the name Scaevola, meaning left-handed.
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| Source | Mirys Picture No.22 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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