Numa Pompilius
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noun
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The role of Pontifex Maximus and the College of Pontiffs were, legendarily, founded by the second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius.
From Forbes • Feb. 11, 2013
Heartened by this recognition, scholarly Dr. Numa Pompilius Garfield Adams, dean of Howard's medical school, promptly called a meeting of 50 black and white tuberculosis experts.
From Time Magazine Archive
This religious order, the members of which were always chosen from the noblest families in Rome, was first instituted by Numa Pompilius, who intrusted to their special charge the Ancili�, or sacred shields.
From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.
No man in those days was more renowned for his righteousness and piety than a certain Numa Pompilius that dwelt at Cures in the land of the Sabines.
From Stories From Livy by Pinelli, Bartolomeo
In the second sat Numa Pompilius, surrounded by priests in antique raiment.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
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