Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Milena Velba - Vintage

Porsena at the gates of Rome.


Porsena king of Clusio, besieging Rome. The siege lasted months and discouragement was rife amongst the Romans. One day he paid the welded warriors Etruscans, a man lunged Porsena brandishing a knife and wounding a server. When he was unarmed, the king asked him who he was and what was their purpose. answered the prisoner named Gayo Mucio and was a Roman citizen. Its purpose was to kill the king. Porsena admired his courage in entering the enemy camp and try to assassinate him, but said its failure. Gayo Then he said that as other young Romans to 300, had sworn to kill him, that if one failed attempt at another, so many times as necessary until you can. And to show his determination and his brothers entered the left hand in a brazier on unmoved. Porsena surprised by the attitude of the Roman, and terrified by this threat, given the freedom and began peace talks with Rome.
Gayo returned to their city, for his wit, he was greeted as a hero by the Senate.

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