Numa Pompilius
Americannoun
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
"My name is Numa Pompilius," said Bodza, tossing back his head with proud self-consciousness.
From The Day of Wrath by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)
But Numa Pompilius, full of the fury of despair, barred the way against his retreating host.
From The Day of Wrath by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)
Rendered hard to please by these two masters, they could not tolerate the balderdash of the Belisaraire, the foolery of the Numa Pompilius, of Marchangy, and Vicomte d'Arlincourt.
From Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life by Flaubert, Gustave
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