The legendary Mucius saved Rome by putting this in a fire, earning the name "Left-Handed"
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Gaius Mucius Scaevola | Roman hero | Britannica.com  Legendary Roman hero who is said to have saved Rome (c. ... thrusting his right hand into a blazing altar fire and holding it there until it was consumed. ... a grant of land beyond the Tiber and given the name Scaevola, meaning left-handed.
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Gaius Mucius Scaevola - Ancient / Classical History - About.com  Gaius Mucius Scaevola is a legendary Roman hero and assassin, who is said to ... Gaius Mucius earned the name 'Scaevola' when he lost his right hand to Lars ... hand to the fire, he became known as Scaevola, which means left-handed. ... Gaius Mucius Scaevola is said to have saved Rome from Lars Porsena, who was...
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Free Flashcards about ANCIENT HISTORY - StudyStack  THE LEGENDARY MUCIUS SAVED ROME BY PUTTING THIS IN A FIRE, EARNING THE NAME "LEFT-HANDED", RIGHT HAND ..... FROM THE NAME OF THE ANCIENT GREEK CITY OF PERGAMUM WE GET THIS WORD FOR AN OLD...
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Gaius Mucius Scaevola - Wikipedia  Gaius Mucius Scaevola was a Roman youth, famous for his bravery. In 508 BC, during the war between Rome and Clusium, the Clusian king ... Mucius thrust his right hand into a fire which was lit for sacrifice and held it there without ... earning for himself and his descendants the cognomen Scaevola, meaning 'left-handed'.
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Pylos To Scaevola, Gaius Mucius (Greco-Roman Mythology)  "Flaming with Fire"; the alternative name for the River Phlegethon, the river of flames ... A lake that was the site of a legendary battle where Aulus Postumius, aided by the ... gave birth to twin boys, Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. .... left hand, thus earning him his cognomen Scaevola, "Left-handed.".
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jeopardy/1958_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  HISTORIC EUROPEANS | In 64 A.D. when Rome burned, this emperor was .... A bed on a Pullman for a Roman emperor might be a "Caesarean" one | Berth.
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Times of Pompey and Caesar - Forum Romanum  He was soon defeated by Catulus with the aid of Cn. Pompey. ... The native tribes of Spain were chafing under the Roman governors; and Spain .... On the other hand, Julius Caesar was coming to the front as the leader of the popular party. ..... put down, the enemy being crushed (B.C. 45) at the battle of Munda (see map, p.
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SparkNotes: Inferno: Canto XXXIV  Still journeying toward the center of the Ninth Circle of Hell, Dante becomes aware of a ... The figure is Lucifer, Dis, Satanno one name does justice to his terrible nature. ... In the left and right mouths hang Brutus and Cassius, who murdered Julius ... in Christian and Jewish tradition, Satan was an angel who betrayed his...
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Great Fire of Rome - Wikipedia  The Great Fire of Rome was an urban fire that started on the night between 18 and 19 July in the year 64 AD. ... Nero sent out men to set fire to the city. ... This story was spread in order to blame someone else, because rumor had it that Nero...
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Julius Caesar - Wikiquote  He is widely considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses of all time, as well ... Written in a report to Rome 47 B.C., after conquering Pharnaces at Zela in Asia ... Said when crossing the river Rubicon with his legions on 10 January, 49 BC, thus ... informed the Roman Senate of his victory over Vercingetorix in 52 BC.
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Almost an imperator by Bruce S. Thornton - The New Criterion  On The Spartacus War, by Barry Strauss. ... The Thracian gladiator who ignited a slave rebellion in 73 B.C., defeated nine ... Strauss's tale begins in the gladiatorial school owned by Cnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Vatia near Capua, in the ... high Mt. Vesuvius, the volcano that destroyed Pompeii a century and a half later.
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Emperor Nero: Facts & Biography - Live Science  Oct 8, 2013 ... Roman emperor Nero is one of the most infamous men who ever ... And he did not "fiddle while Rome burned," but he may have started ... he started the great fire of Rome in A.D. 64 so that he could re-build ... It tells of the deification of his dead wife Poppaea Sabina, concluding with her watching over Nero...
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Free Flashcards about ALSO KNOWN AS... - StudyStack  Free flashcards to help memorize facts about ALSO KNOWN AS. ... KNOWN FOR HIS LONG WALL, HE ALSO BUILT ROME'S MAGNIFICENT ATHENAEUM...
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Caligula: Mad, bad, and maybe a little misunderstood - Telegraph  Jul 20, 2013 ... Caligula's notoriety as an unhinged, bloodthirsty Roman emperor may not tell the whole story. ... His real name was Gaius, and they called him Caligula, which means Little Boot or ... His youth had been terrifying, but when he examined the documents .... All Roman leaders were ruthless when necessary.
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Caligula | Roman emperor | Britannica.com  Caligula, byname of Gaius Caesar, in full Gaius Caesar Germanicus (born ... Born Gaius Caesar, he became known as Caligula (Little Boot), a childhood nickname ... of his two elder brothers, Julius Caesar Nero in 31 and Drusus Caesar in 23, ... Gaius (better known by his nickname, Caligula, meaning Little Boot) ruled...
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September XX, 2008  ... Gulliver The science of climate and weather meteorology This city that had a disastrous fire in 64 A.D. employed a corps of pumpers called siphonarii Rome In...
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Nero - Wikipedia  Nero was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and ... In 64 AD, most of Rome was destroyed in the Great Fire of Rome. ... who was to be executed, he committed suicide on 9 June 68 (the first Roman emperor to do so).
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Did Nero really fiddle while Rome burned? - Ask History  Nov 20, 2012 ... According to a well-known expression, Rome's emperor at the time, the ... has a double meaning: Not only did Nero play music while his people suffered, but ... If Nero played anything, it would probably have been the cithara,...
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Chapter 6 - Ancient Rome Flashcards | Quizlet  Caesar won and the Senate declared him dictator for life in 44 BC. ... Senators thought he wanted to make himself king and destroy the Roman ... Galen wrote several volumes that summarized all medical knowledge of his .... To maintain the money supply, emperors minted new coins with copper and lead as well as silver.
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jeopardy/2265_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  ANCIENT HISTORY | He recited verses about Troy aflame, not fiddling as alleged, while watching Rome burn | Nero ... ANCIENT HISTORY | Roman statesman Cato closed every speech, regardless of subject, ... FAMOUS FOLKS | Bing Crosby said, "I think he's always nurtured a secret desire to be a hood" | Frank Sinatra.
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Battle of Zela; "Veni, vidi, vici;" Julius Caesar Defeats ... - The Burn Pit  May 19, 2016 ... Julius Caesar rallying his Roman forces, battle of Zela; artist unknown ... After defeating the Ptolemaic rebels and resolving the succession to the Egyptian ... overran Pontus and threatening to conquer the remainder of Asia Minor. ... When Caesar received news of the Roman defeat at Nicopolis, he began...