Scaevola
[see-vuh-luh, sev-uh-]
- Ga·ius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (or Ca·ius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ Mu·ci·us [myoo-shee-uh s, -shuh s] /ˈmyu ʃi əs, -ʃəs/, fl. 6th century b.c., Roman hero.
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In the passage which has been cited Scaevola says that it may be by contract or purchase, as well as by inheritance or will.
The Common LawOliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Scaevola's honest well-intentioned effort to support the religion of the state was naturally a failure.
The Religion of NumaJesse Benedict Carter
Instead of replying, Scaevola held his right hand on the burning altar until it was consumed.
History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 ADRobert F. Pennell
Out of gratitude, Scaevola told the king that three hundred other men as brave as himself had sworn to kill him.
History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 ADRobert F. Pennell
Thus Levantines cultivated even the patrimonial field cleared by Scaevola and Labeo.
The Oriental Religions in Roman PaganismFranz Cumont