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Headword: Noumas Pompilios
Adler number: nu,515
Translated headword: Numa Pompilius
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
"The Romans elected him, even though he was not a native, after the interreges[1] and from their election entrusted the entire rule to him. And this man managed political affairs and was the first to invent the year, dividing the solar revolution into 12 months -- something which the Romans before him treated as a lump and completely irrationally; and he established sacred precincts and he placed the so-called Pontifices[2] and the Flamines in the role of priests, and also the Salii who practiced the dance.[3] He charged the Vestal Virgins[4] to have the care of the fire and water;[5] they had the highest honour amongst Romans and kept their virginity throughout their lives; and if one of them should lie with a man, she would be buried [sc. alive]; and on account of this they were not permitted to use unguent or flowers or clothing that was not white."[6]
Concerning Numa look in the [entry] 'chlamys'.[7] Concerning noummia look in the [entry] 'assaria'.[8] [Note] that the emperor Antoninus was the best and especially worthy to be compared with Numa considering the similar manner of their leadership.[9]
Greek Original:
Noumas Pompilios: touton hoi Rhômaioi kai mê epidêmion onta proebalonto meta tous mesobasileis kai autôi pasan tên hêgemonian ek probouleumatos edosan. kai ta politika ethê houtos diôi- kêsato eniauton te prôtos heurato eis ib# mênas tên hêliakên kataneimas periodon, chudên te kai akatanoêtôs pantapasi pro autou para Rhômaiois pheromenên: hiera te kai temenê hidrusato kai tous legomenous Pontiphikas kai Phlaminious tois hiereusin epestêse Salious te tous tên orchêsin askêsantas: tas te Hestiadas parthenous tou puros kai hudatos tên epimeleian echein epetrepsen: hai tên men akran timên para Rhômaiois eichon, dia biou de tên parthenian ephulatton: kan tis autôn êndrôthê, katechônnuto: kai dia touto ou murôi ouk anthesin ouch himatiôi chrêsthai sunechôrounto, plên leukou. zêtei en tôi chlamus peri Nouma. peri noummiôn zêtei en tôi assaria. hoti Antôninos ho basileus aristos ên kai malista Noumai kata to tês hêgemonias homoiotropon axios paraballesthai.
Notes:
On Numa Pompilius, legendary second king of Rome (715-673 trad.) despite being reputedly a Sabine, see Andrew Drummond in OCD(4) s.v. 'Pompilius, Numa' (p.1181).
[1] The Greek is mesobasilei=s. See mu 664.
[2] See pi 2047.
[3] They were called the "Salii" from Latin salire ("to dance") and performed ritual dances in martial apparel. See Cyril Bailey and John North in OCD(4) s.v. 'Salii' (p.1310).
[4] See alpha 4413 and epsilon 3213.
[5] That is, keeping the sacred fire from going out and collecting water from a sacred spring.
[6] John of Antioch fr.60.1 Roberto; see also Eutropius, Breviarium 1.3, and Julius Africanus (ed. Gelzer) 2.379.
The cross-references which now follow appear only in ms M (= Marcianus 448).
[7] See chi 333.
[8] See alpha 4126.
[9] See alpha 2762 middle ("Antoninus").
Keywords: aetiology; biography; chronology; clothing; constitution; economics; ethics; gender and sexuality; historiography; history; law; mathematics; military affairs; meter and music; politics; religion; science and technology; women
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 10 April 2008@09:41:37.
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David Whitehead (added primary note; another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics) on 10 April 2008@10:13:22.
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David Whitehead on 7 August 2014@04:51:24.
David Whitehead (updated a ref) on 29 January 2015@11:22:59.
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Catharine Roth (tweaked translation) on 25 November 2020@00:26:56.
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