Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex
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Quintus Mucius Scaevola | |
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Born | 140 BC[1] |
Died | 82 BC (aged 57–58) |
Cause of death | Murdered |
Nationality | Roman |
Occupation(s) | Politician, jurist, priest |
Office | Consul of Rome (95 BC) Pontifex maximus (89–82 BC) |
Spouse | Licinia |
Children | Mucia Tertia |
Quintus Mucius Scaevola "Pontifex" (140–82 BC) was a politician of the
Political career
Scaevola was elected
Scaevola was next made governor of
However, by governing Asia so fairly, Scaevola and his legate Publius Rutilius Rufus attracted the enmity of the Equites, who were being denied their usual profits from extorting the locals. These equestrian businessmen later conspired to have Rutilius Rufus prosecuted and exiled for the charge of extortion in 92 BC, a trial that became a byword for injustice to later generations of Romans.
Returning to Rome, Scaevola was elected pontifex maximus. He took the opportunity to regulate more strictly the priestly colleges and to ensure that traditional rituals were properly observed.
Scaevola was the author of a treatise on
He was also the originator of
Death
Scaevola was killed in the civil unrest surrounding the power struggle between
Family
Scaevola was the son of
Scaevola was married twice, both women were named Licinia. He divorced his first wife, who was noted for her beauty, for adultery with another ex-consul. This marriage had a daughter
See also
References
- ^ Cicero Brutus 145, 150, 161, De Oratore 1.180
- ISBN 9783465040347
- ^ Knight, Charles. The English Cyclopedia 1857; p. 293.
- ^ Cicero Pro Roscio Amerino 12.33
- ^ Appian Civil Wars 1.88, Livy Periochae 86