Mucius Scaevola and the Essence of Manly Patientia

Antiquorum Philosophia 9:27-39 (2015)
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Abstract

Patientia, the virtue of enduring physiological pain, poses a problem for Roman elite masculinities. The male body is supposed to be unpenetrated, but when pain is inflicted the body is often cut and pierced. This paper looks at literary and philosophical representations of the moral exemplar Mucius Scaevola to see how Roman writers and philosophers deal with this dilemma.

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Jula Wildberger
The American University of Paris

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