Publius Mucius Scaevola (Consul 175 BC)

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Publius Mucius Scaevola (consul 175 BC) was a Roman senator and consul from the gens Mucia .

Origin and family environment

Publius Mucius Scaevola came from the plebeian nobility . Although the Mucier of descent from that in the Roman monarchy occurring Mucius Scaevola boasted this legendary lineage is unlikely because the v until the 3rd century. Members of the sexes who appeared were undoubtedly plebeians. He himself was the eldest son of Quintus Mucius Scaevola , praetor of the year 215 BC. BC, and the grandson of a Mucier, also called Publius. He was in the second half of the 3rd century BC. Born in BC. His father was a friend and supporter of Publius Fulvius Flaccus , the head of the Fulvians , an important family of nobility at the time, which he had joined during the Second Punic War .

Political career

Publius Mucius Scaevola and his brother Quintus were also close confidants of the Fulvian family. They began their political ascent under their patronage. Both brothers were born in 179 BC with the support of the Fulvians. Elected to praetors, with Publius by lot praetor urbanus , while the sons of Q. Fulvius Flaccus held the consulate (Q. Fulvius Flaccus and Lucius Manlius Acidinus Fulvianus ) that year . Publius Mucius Scaevola was given the task of investigating poisoning crimes in Rome and the surrounding area as city praetor. Because the Fulvians wanted a close confidante to deal with the matter, especially since the suffect consul of 180 BC. BC, Quintus Fulvius Flaccus , was involved in the matter. Therefore, a trusted family member should lead the investigation. In 175 BC Then Publius Mucius Scaevola became consul with Marcus Aemilius Lepidus . Both consuls fought successfully in Liguria , especially Mucius, who repulsed and disarmed the Ligurian tribes that had plagued Pisae and Luna . Thanksgiving festivities were held for both consuls. In addition, both were granted a triumphal procession by the Senate in Rome. Father Mucius then made sure that his brother Quintus was elected consul for the following year. In 170 BC He stands in the senatus consultum for Thisbe in Boeotia as the first and highest-ranking witness. Eventually he applied for 169 BC. For the office of censor , but failed with his application. The year of his death is unknown. Like his father, he was probably a lawyer.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ingemar König : The Roman State. Part 1: The Republic . Reclam, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-15-008834-8 , p. 222.
  2. ^ Livy , from urbe condita 40, 44, 2.
  3. ↑ Livy, from urbe condita 40, 44, 6.
  4. ↑ Livius, from urbe condita 41, 19, 1 ff.
  5. ^ Inscriptiones Graecae 7, 2225
  6. ↑ Livy, from urbe condita 43, 14, 1.
  7. ↑ Cicero , Brutus 98.
personal data
SURNAME Mucius Scaevola, Publius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman politician, consul 175 BC Chr.
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century BC Chr.