Numa Pompilius
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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
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
His Sabine successor, Numa Pompilius, who well understood and discharged the duties of sovereignty, divided the whole territory of Rome into different cantons.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
Here Numa Pompilius fixed his residence, hoping to conciliate both the Latins of the Palatine and the Sabines of the Capitoline by occupying a neutral ground between them.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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