Numa Pompilius

American  

[noo-muh pom-pil-ee-uhs, nyoo-] / ˈnu mə pɒmˈpɪl i əs, ˈnju- /

noun

1. died 673? b.c., 2nd legendary Sabine king of Rome 715–673?

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Numa Pompilius British  

/ ˈnjuːmə pɒmˈpɪlɪəs /

noun

1. the legendary second king of Rome (?715–?673 _bc ), said to have instituted religious rites

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Numa Pompilius

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

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 Augustus J. C. Hare

For sayings like that, when instantly followed by their natural result, would have terrified even men like Numa, Pompilius, or Cato.

From The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens by Charles Duke Yonge

Numa Pompilius was, according to all accounts, a just ruler, and he began his career in a ruler-like manner by drawing several straight lines about Rome, to mark its boundaries.

From The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott ? Becket

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