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Marcus Sergius
Marcus
Sergius
was a
Roman general
during
the Second Punic War
. He is famed in
prosthetics
circles
as the first
documented
user
of a
prosthetic hand
. The
metal
hand
was constructed to
allow
him to
hold
his
shield
in
battle
.
A
description
of Marcus Sergius is found in the
seventh
book
of
Pliny's
Natural
History
,
published
in
AD
77: