person
Publius Mucius Scaevola
P. Mucius Scaevola
also: P. Scaevola, Publius Scaevola
Roman jurist and pontifex maximus, consul 133 BC, one of the founders of Roman legal science and father of Quintus Mucius Scaevola the Pontifex. Cited for a juristic responsum on the surround (ambitus) of a house. Identification of the Topica's "P. Scaevola" is debated among scholars.
Reading notes
- On the Ends of Good and Evil §2.54 the tribune Publius Scaevola
Publius Mucius Scaevola, the eminent jurist and consul of 133 BC, who as tribune moved the inquiry that drove Tubulus into exile. Cicero names him to date and authenticate the scandal.