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| Epoch | 1914-1994 |
| Work | Tsotne, that is the Fall and the Rise of Georgians (Grigol Abashidze, Works in Three Volumes, Vol. 3, Tbilisi, 1985) |
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| Quote | “Father Julian does not teach the Bible, he tells the stories about Greeks and Latins, the kings and battles (pg.17) “Mucius Scaevola! Mucius Scaevola! […]I remembered Mucius Scaevola, a Roman brave young man. This story took place long time, a very long time ago, my Lord, the Roman Republic was engaged in a deadly war with Etruscans. The king of Etruscans, Porsenna, was mercilessly charging the besieged Rome and was sure it would surrender shortly. Then one Roman lad, Mucius, decided to sacrifice himself to Rome, sneak into the enemy’s camp and kill the King. Mucius managed to enter the enemy’s camp, but the Roman lad killed one of Porsena’s noblemen instead of him, by mistake. The killer was captured and brought in front of the King. I am a citizen of Rome, - the young man proudly declared to the king of Etruscans, - my name is Gaius Mucius […] We, the Romans are equally known for brave acts and brave death; I am not alone, other Romans will also come here to kill you, so watch out, king […] The King wanted to find out, who brought the enemy’s warrior to his camp and how; when the lad did not give out the secret, Porsena ordered the sacrificial fire to be lit and threatened Mucius with torture […] Mucius held up his right hand into the fire […] The King, thunderstruck by the spectacle, ordered the lad to be removed from the fire. Overcome by the heroism of the young Roman hero, the king of Etruscans granted Mucius life and freedom. Who, Mucius Scaevolla? He is recognized among the heroes of all time and peoples to be the most exemplary […] That night, Tsotne saw in a dream the right hand of a Roman hero, almost burned to ashes (pg. 103-104) |
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