Lars Porsenna & Mucius Scaevola

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Matthias Stomer
published on 02 March 2017

A 17th century CE oil painting by Matthias Stomer depicting the legendary Etruscan king of Chiusi Lars Porsenna and the Roman hero Mucius Scaevola. Porsenna attacked Rome c. 508 BCE and the captured Mucius put his hand in a fire to prove he would not succumb to torture. (Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney)

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Stomer, M. (2017, March 02). Lars Porsenna & Mucius Scaevola. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6399/lars-porsenna--mucius-scaevola/

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Stomer, Matthias. "Lars Porsenna & Mucius Scaevola." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 02, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6399/lars-porsenna--mucius-scaevola/.

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Stomer, Matthias. "Lars Porsenna & Mucius Scaevola." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 Mar 2017. Web. 20 Mar 2023.

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