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Numa Pompilius

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

noun

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


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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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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