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| Epoch | 1921-2013 |
| Work | Trainings (Chabua Amirejibi, The Origin, Tbilisi, 2008) |
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| Quote | “- So you must be Scaevola! - What does Scaevola mean? – I asked. - It means a left-handed person in Latin […] - Scaevola is a surname and not a “left-hander!” […] - Yes, almost, it’s a given surname, to be more correct, a nickname. They gave this moniker to a Roman young man, Mucius: […] - Who was Scaevola? - Levan depicted in the sand Rome besieged by Etruscans; then he depicted Etruscan king Porsenna and Mucius, young Roman captivated by his soldiers, who had sneaked into the enemy’s camp to kill Porsenna. He thus wished to save Rome. Mucius was to be killed by torture. Fire was lit at the place of his torture and Mucius, as a sign that he was not afraid of any kind of torture, shoved his arm into the fire and kept it there till Porsenna, outraged by this deed, ordered that he be taken aside. The heroic deed of Mucius convinced Porsenna, that it was impossible to conquer the city, which had such brave sons… He granted life to Mucius, freed him, lifted the siege on Rome and returned to his kingdom. Roman’s gave Mucius the name Scaevola, as his right hand was mutilated and he did everything with his left hand”. (pg 80-81) |
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| Comment | This episode is mainly based on one of the paragraphs of the II book “From the Origins of the Town” by Livius (II, 9-14). |
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