Quintus Cervidius Scaevola


Quintus Cervidius Scaevola was a Roman jurist of the equestrian order. Both the Historia Augusta and the Tabula Banasitana attest that Scaevola was a member of Marcus Aurelius' consilium or inner circle of advisors. Except that Papinian was his student, little more is known of Scaevola's life.

Books

Scaevola is credited with writing several works, from which excerpts have been preserved in Justinian's Digest: