Numa Pompilius
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Numa Pompilius was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus after a one-year interregnum. He was of Sabine origin, and many of Rome's most important religious and political institutions a
Numa depicted on a 48 BC denarius
Fantasy depiction of Numa in the Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
Numa Pompilius shown as an effigy on a Roman coin minted by Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso during the reign of Emperor Augustus. Piso himself claimed descent from the king.
Numa Pompilius at the Louvre, by Jean Guillaume Moitte
Romulus
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Romulus was the legendary founder and first king of Rome. Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus and hi
Numa Pompilius
…Numa Pompilius (Classical Latin: ; c. 753–672 BC; reigned 715–672 BC) was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus after a one-year interregnum. He was of Sabine origin, and many of Rome's most important religious and political institutions are attributed to him…
Romulus and his twin brother Remus from a 15th-century frieze, Certosa di Pavia
A statue of a She-wolf depicts the twins suckling.
Roman Denarius with Romulus as Quirinus
Romulus dedicating the temple to Jupiter Feretrius