Numa Pompilius
Numa Pompilius was the legendary second king of Rome, traditionally reigning from 715 to 673 BCE.
Roman tradition credits him with establishing religious institutions, rituals, and the calendar.
He appears in discussions of Roman history and religion as the peaceful successor to Romulus, the city's founder: Numa Pompilius was said to receive divine guidance from the nymph Egeria.
Mythical founder of Rome
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- founderOne who begins something
- successorOne who replaces another
- predecessorOne who came first
coronation · reign · throne · dynasty · interregnum · royal · sovereignty · deification
Roman religious authority
- flamenSingle-deity Roman priest
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- auspicesSponsorship and guidance
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
altar · temple · Janus · priesthood · divination · omen · calendar · sacred
Official enactment of statutes
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- codificationOrganizing rules into system
- decreesOfficial orders with force
- statutesFormally enacted laws
ordinances · edicts · governance · reform · institutions · regulations · authority · precepts
Greek biographer, Roman era
- LivyLatin historian of antiquity
- CiceroAncient Rome's greatest speaker
- OvidAncient Roman poet
- traditionCustom passed through generations
chronicle · historiography · legend · lore · antiquarian · annals
Undisturbed peacefulness
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- prosperityGood fortune, success
nonviolence · conciliation · accord · cooperation · Janus · gates · serenity · benevolence
Family line of descent
- kinshipState of being related
- tribalOf a clan
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
- ApenninesItalian mountain chain
ethnicity · alliance · integration · heritage · concord
Romulus
Mythical founder of Rome
predecessor · coronation · reign · throne · dynasty · interregnum · royal · sovereignty · deification · revered
pontifex
Roman religious authority
sacrifice · altar · temple · Janus · priesthood · divination · omen · calendar · sacred · liturgy
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- codificationOrganizing rules into system
- decreesOfficial orders with force
statutes · ordinances · edicts · governance · reform · institutions · regulations · authority · precepts · magistrate
Plutarch
Greek biographer, Roman era
tradition · chronicle · historiography · legend · lore · antiquarian · annals
tranquility
Undisturbed peacefulness
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- stabilityResistance to displacement
prosperity · nonviolence · conciliation · accord · cooperation · Janus · gates · serenity · benevolence · order
ancestry
Family line of descent
- kinshipState of being related
- tribalOf a clan
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
Apennines · ethnicity · alliance · integration · heritage · concord
- Early RomeRomulus, Remus, founding of Rome, founding myth, she-wolf
- LawgiversMoses, Hammurabi, Solon, Draco, Justinian
- Livydecades, Romulus, Remus, founding of Rome, Brutus
- Ancient LatiumLatins, Romans, Alba Longa, Latium, Latin language
- Priest-Kingsgod-king, theocrat, pharaoh, divine emperor, priest-king
Numa PompiliusRomulus
Mythical founder of Rome
warrior king · Julius Caesar · Mars · Alexander the Great · Achilles