Numa Pompilius Flashcards
Lived in
A Sabine town called Cures
Lived between
715BCE- 674BC
Famous because
He was fair and religious
Knew allot about human and gods laws
Why was he nominated as king
No one could think of anyone better
The senators offered him the job
Nima said that they had to ask the gods first (religious from the start)
The priests saw the good omens
What Numa did for Rome
Changed Rome’s warlike image
Gave it laws and religion
Set up all the important religious ceremonies
The temple of Janus
Showed the Romans were at war when the doors were open
At peace when the doors were shut
Numa made peace with his neighbours and sulphur the doors
The two other times the temple of Janus was shut
After the war with Carthage (one of rome’s greatest wars)
After Octavian won the battle of Actium and made peace
How Numa controlled the people
He controlled the people with fear of the gods
Numa said he had met the goddess Egeria and said that she had told him to set up the rituals and priesthoods
-he continued to do this so set up a holy place for her
What the religiousness showed about Numa’s character
He was a clever leader
Shows he didn’t have much real religious feeling- just a tool for control
But did set up religious ceremonies
Shrewd leader And genuinely religious
How Numa effected Rome
All the Romans became very religious The neighbours didn't attack them No wars while he was in charge Two sides of the Romans had been developed Skills in peace and war
Ruled for (Livy)
43 years
Virgil
The first roman king who will found our city on laws
