What is Numa Pompilius?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Numa Pompilius | image = Numa_Pompilius.jpg | order = [[King of Rome]] | predecessor = [[Romulus]] | successor = [[Tullus Hostilius]] }} '''Numa Pompilius''' was the second King of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]. He succeeded [[Romulus and Remus|Romulus]] in the year 715 BC. Numa was of Sabine origin. He is credited with creating the most important religious and cultural institutions in Rome most prominently the [[Pontifex Maximus]], Most modern historians consider Numa to be pure [[legend]] and regard his reign as myth. [[Category:Kings of Rome]]