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Mūcĭus

(, Lact. 5, 13, 13)

the name of a Roman

the name of a Roman gens. The most celebrated are,

who altempted to assassinate Porsena, and, on being apprehended, burned off his right hand

C. Mucius Scaevola, who altempted to assassinate Porsena, and, on being apprehended, burned off his right hand, Liv. 2, 12; Cic. Sest. 21, 48; id. Par. 1, 2, 12; Flor. 1, 10; Sen. Ep. 24, 5; 66. 51; Sil. 8, 386; Lact. l. l.—

a governor in Asia

Q. Mucius Scaevola, a governor in Asia, Cic. Caecil. 17, 57. —

an augur, the husband of Lælia

Q. Mucius Scaevola, an augur, the husband of Lælia, Cic. Brut. 58, 211; id. Phil. 8, 10, 31.—

a friend of the Gracchi, and an enemy of the younger Scipio Africanus; the wife of Cn. Pompeius, afterwards divorced from him

P. Mucius Scaevola, a friend of the Gracchi, and an enemy of the younger Scipio Africanus, Cic. Rep. 1, 19, 31; Pers. 1, 114; Juv. 1, 154.—In fem., Mūcĭa, the wife of Cn. Pompeius, afterwards divorced from him, Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 6; id. Att. 1, 12, 3.—Hence,

adj., of; belonging to a Mucius, Mucian

Mūcĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Mucius, Mucian: Mucia prata trans Tiberim, dicta a Mucio, cui a populo data fuerant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll.—

a festival kept by the Asiatics in commemoration of the good government of; the Mucius festival; adj., of •

Subst.: Mūcĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. festa), a festival kept by the Asiatics in commemoration of the good government of Q. Mucius Scaevola, the Mucius festival, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 51.—Mūcĭ-ānus (Mut-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Mucius, Mucian: cautio, Dig. 35, 1, 99: satisdatio, ib. 104: exitus, i. e. the death of Q. Mucius Scaevola, who was slain in the temple of Vesta by Damasippus, Cic. Att. 9, 12, 1.

Perseus ID: n29796 Key: Mucius