Zonaras 7.12 Part V: How Mucius Scaevola Got His Name

Mucius Scaevola drives Porsenna from the siege of Rome: Tarquinius, following the great battle in which he had lost his son who fought against Brutus, fled to Clusium where he supplicated Klars Porsinna [*Lars Porsenna] the man with the greatest power among all of the Italic kings; Porsenna then offered to assist him. First, he … Continue reading Zonaras 7.12 Part V: How Mucius Scaevola Got His Name