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Origin. The first of the Mucii to appear in history is Gaius Mucius Scaevola, a young man at the inception of the Roman Republic.According to legend, he volunteered to infiltrate the camp of Lars Porsena, the king of Clusium, who besieged Rome c. 508 BC, and who may in fact have captured and held the city for some time. Mucius, armed with a dagger, attempted to assassinate …