institution
Collegium Pontificum
the pontiffs
The college of pontiffs, supreme priestly body overseeing Rome's sacral law, including the rite of adoption.
Reading notes
- The Annals §3.64 pontifices
The college of pontiffs, supreme priestly body overseeing Rome's sacral law, including the rite of adoption.
- The Histories §1.15 pontiffs
The college of pontiffs, chief priestly body of Rome, before whom an adoption by the curiate law was performed.