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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 Roman Republic and an important early authority on Roman law. He is credited with founding the study of law as a systematic discipline.[2] He was elected Pontifex Maximus (chief priest of Rome), as had been his father and uncle before him.[3] He was the first Roman Pontifex Maximus to be murdered publicly, in Rome in the temple of the Vestal Virgins, signifying a breakdown of historical norms and religious taboos in the Republic.
- ^ Cicero Brutus 145, 150, 161, De Oratore 1.180
- ^ Tuori, Kaius. Ancient Roman Lawyers and Modern Legal Ideals: Studies on the Impact of Contemporary Concerns in the Interpretation of Ancient Roman Legal History Vittorio Klostermann: 2007 ISBN 3-465-04034-1 ISBN 9783465040347
- ^ Knight, Charles. The English Cyclopedia 1857; p. 293.