Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Scaevola

[left-handed]. So Caius Mucius was called, because, when he entered the camp of Porsenna as a spy, and was taken before the king he deliberately held his hand over a lamp till it was burnt off, to show the Etruscan that he would not shrink from torture.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Scaffold, Scaffolding
Sbirri
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

More on Scaevola from Fact Monster:

  • Scaevola - Scaevola Scaevola (Quintus Mucius Scaevola), d. 82 B.C., Roman jurist. He was tribune of the people ...
  • Lars Porsena - Lars Porsena Lars Porsena or Lars Porsenna, semilegendary king of Clusium (modern Chiusi) in ...
  • Crassus - Crassus Crassus , ancient Roman family, of the plebeian Licinian gens. It produced men who achieved ...
  • Encyclopedia: Ancient History, Rome: Biographies - Encyclopeadia articles concerning Ancient History, Rome: Biographies.

Related Content