Numa Pompilius

[ noo-muh pom-pil-ee-uhs, nyoo- ]

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Numa Pompilius

/ ˈnjuːmə pɒmˈpɪlɪəs /

Numa Pompilius?715 bc?673 bcMRomanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler the legendary second king of Rome (?715–?673 bc ), said to have instituted religious rites

Romulus had been succeeded by Numa Pompilius, and the foundations of imperial Rome were laid in blood by barbarian hordes.

We are told that after the death of Romulus, the first king, the city was ruled by Numa Pompilius.

So all Roman ideals of civic concord are concentrated in and derived from the legendary reign of Numa Pompilius.

The remaining months we have as they were named in the days of Numa Pompilius.

This celebrated Roman knight was descended in a direct line from Numa Pompilius.

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