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?

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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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Example Sentences

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

King Numa Pompilius introduced to the Roman citizens, the worship of the god Terminus.

From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William

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 Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?

Rendered hard to please by these two masters, they could not tolerate the balderdash of the Belisaraire, the foolery of the Numa Pompilius, of Marchangy, and Vicomte d'Arlincourt.

From Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life by Flaubert, Gustave