Numa Pompilius
Numa was the second king of Rome.
Livy 1.19 on the Formation of the Roman Calendar
Livy tells about the formation of the Roman Calendar by the Roman King Numa and mentions the nymph Egeria.
Livy tells about the formation of the Roman Calendar by the Roman King Numa and mentions the nymph Egeria.
Numa Pompilius
Some 37 years after the founding of Rome, which according to tradition was in the year 753 BC, Romulus disappeared in a thunderstorm. The patricians, the Roman nobility, were suspected of having murdered him until Julius Proculus informed the people that he had had a vision of Romulus, who said that he had been taken up to join the gods and was to be worshipped under the name Quirinus.
Some 37 years after the founding of Rome, which according to tradition was in the year 753 BC, Romulus disappeared in a thunderstorm. The patricians, the Roman nobility, were suspected of having murdered him until Julius Proculus informed the people that he had had a vision of Romulus, who said that he had been taken up to join the gods and was to be worshipped under the name Quirinus.
Seven Roman Kings - Numa Pompilius
Information on the pious, Sabine second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius.
Information on the pious, Sabine second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius.