Mucius Scaevola

Mucius Scaevola was a lineage of patricians during the Roman Republic. It was an offshoot of the Mucian gens established by

• Gaius Mucius Scaevola, a legendary assassin who burnt away his right hand as a show of bravery during the early years of the Republic

Prominent descendants who carried his cognomen (Latin: scaevola, "left-handed") include:

• Quintus Mucius Scaevola (praetor), praetor 215 BC and governor of Sardinia
• Quintus Mucius Scaevola (consul), consul 174 BC
• Publius Mucius Scaevola (died 115 BC), consul 133 BC
• Publius Licinius Crassus Dives Mucianus, consul 131 BC, adopted into gens Licinia
• Quintus Mucius Scaevola Augur (159–88 BC), nicknamed "Augur", consul 117 BC
• Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex (died 82 BC), nicknamed "Pontifex", consul 95 BC