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Numa Pompilius
Second legendary Sabine king of Rome (715-673 BC). According to legend he was
king of Rome, successor to Romulus. Most of the religious rites of ancient and modern Rome were developed by
him. He was supposedly responsible for the pontifices, flamens (sacred priests),
vestal virgins, the building of the temple of Janus, and the reorganization of the calendar into days. His reign was a peaceful
one compared with that of Tullius Hostilius who succeeded him.
The History of Rome - Part One 743 - 136 B.C. © Bible History Online (http://www.bible-history.com) |