Mucius
historical figure · 8 works · 11 mentions · 11 anchored passages
Mucius Scaevola · Quintus Mucius Scaevola
in the texts
Letters to Lucilius
Roman soldier (Mucius Scaevola) who burned his own hand as punishment for failing to kill an enemy king.
Mucius placed his hand upon the fire.
Mucius the fire, Regulus the cross, Socrates the poison, Rutilius exile, Cato death driven home by the sword;
Should I doubt that I praise more the maimed and shriveled hand of Mucius than the whole hand of any of the bravest?
On Benefits
Roman hero (Mucius Scaevola) known for loyalty under torture, cited as an example in the objection to Stoic doctrine
Is Mucius a traitor?
2 But, by Hercules, the Athenians call Harmodius and Aristogiton tyrant-slayers, and the hand left by Mucius on the enemy's altar was as good as Porsenna slain, and virtue ever struggling against fortune has shone forth even short of effecting the work proposed.
Institutes of Roman Law
Roman jurist quoted (via Varro) distinguishing nexum from mancipation.
Mucius quae per aes et libram fiant ut obligentur, praeterquam mancipio detur.
On Providence
Gaius Mucius Scaevola, Roman hero who burned his own hand before an enemy king, cited as an exemplar of fortune testing the brave.
she tries fire upon Mucius, poverty upon Fabricius, exile upon Rutilius, torture upon Regulus, poison upon Socrates, death upon Cato.
Is Mucius unhappy because with his right hand he presses upon the enemy's fire, and himself exacts from himself the penalty of his mistake?
The Law of Torts
Early Roman jurist whose opinion on liability on private ground is reported within Paulus's Digest text.
Sed Mucius etiam dixit, si in privato idem accidisset, posse de culpa agi:
Ad Martyras
Roman figure (Mucius Scaevola) who burned his hand to demonstrate resolve, cited as exemplar.
Mucius burned his right hand on the altar, that this deed of his might have its fame.
Apologeticum
Roman hero praised for burning off his own hand as proof of resolve.
Mucius left his right hand willingly upon the altar:
De Anima
Roman exemplar who held his hand in fire unflinching, cited as proof of the soul's independence from bodily pain.
Look to the soul of Mucius, when he loosened his right hand in the fire;