Translation for "porsenna's" to german
Porsenna's
Translation examples
88). Poggio’s reference is to Mucius Scaevola, the legendary Roman hero who stoically thrust his hand into the flames and thus impressed Rome’s enemy, the Etruscan Porsenna.
88. Poggio spielt an auf Mucius Scaevola, den legendären römischen Helden, der stoisch seine Hand in die Flammen hielt und damit Roms Feind, den Etrusker Porsenna, tief beeindruckte.
Scaevola had been captured while trying to kill the Etruscan king Porsenna and, rather than give away his accomplices, he showed his fearlessness by putting his right hand in a fire and letting it burn.
Scaevola wurde gefangen genommen, als er versuchte, den etruskischen König Porsenna zu töten, und anstatt seine Komplizen zu verraten, bewies er seine Furchtlosigkeit, indem er seine rechte Hand ins Feuer hielt und sie verbrennen ließ.
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