pontifex maximus

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ancient Roman office priestly title religious office

The pontifex maximus was the chief high priest of ancient Rome, overseeing state religion and sacred rites at the pinnacle of the Roman religious hierarchy.

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Label Occurrences
Pontifex Maximus 28
pontifex maximus canonical 16

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman office ⓘ
priestly title ⓘ
religious office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
Roman state ⓘ
country Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Rome
dateOfOrigin Roman Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Roman Kingdom period
endOfOfficialUseAsRomanStateOffice late 4th century CE ⓘ
etymology Latin phrase meaning "greatest bridge-builder" ⓘ
hasDuties authorization of certain burials and adoptions ⓘ
consecration of temples ⓘ
custody of sacred law ⓘ
interpretation of religious law ⓘ
keeping of the Annales Maximi ⓘ
maintenance of the pax deorum ⓘ
oversight of other Roman priests ⓘ
oversight of state cults ⓘ
regulation of the Roman religious calendar ⓘ
supervision of public religious rites ⓘ
supervision of the Vestal Virgins ⓘ
hasRank highest priestly office in Rome ⓘ
influenced later concepts of papal primacy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Latin ⓘ
location Roman Forum ⓘ
memberOf college of pontiffs ⓘ
officeHolder Augustus ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ
Tiberius ⓘ
subsequent Roman emperors ⓘ
partOf Roman state religion ⓘ
positionInOrganization chief high priest of Rome ⓘ
head of the college of pontiffs ⓘ
relatedConcept Roman priesthoods ⓘ
House of the Vestal Virgins ⓘ
surface form: Vestal Virgins

pax deorum ⓘ
pontiff ⓘ
religion Roman polytheism ⓘ
Roman religion ⓘ
residence Domus Publica ⓘ
selectionMethod election by the comitia ⓘ
later held ex officio by the Roman emperor ⓘ
subordinateTo no higher religious authority in Rome ⓘ
symbolizes supreme authority over Roman religion ⓘ
usedBy Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Augustus → positionHeld → pontifex maximus ⓘ
Roman emperor Constantine the Great → title → pontifex maximus ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantine the Great
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Tiberius → title → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Marcus Aurelius → positionHeld → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Titus → positionHeld → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Julius Caesar → positionHeld → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Roman emperors → religiousRole → pontifex maximus ⓘ
Regia → usedBy → pontifex maximus ⓘ
Regia → associatedWithOffice → pontifex maximus ⓘ
Constantius II → title → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Constantinus Magnus → title → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Septimius Severus → title → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Commodus → title → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Pope Vigilius → title → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Nerva → title → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Emperor Gordian III → title → pontifex maximus ⓘ
subject surface form: Gordian III
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Roman calendar → administeredBy → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Curiate Assembly → presidedOverBy → pontifex maximus ⓘ
Roman priesthoods → governedBy → pontifex maximus ⓘ
college of pontiffs → leaderTitle → pontifex maximus ⓘ
subject surface form: College of Pontiffs
college of pontiffs → headedBy → pontifex maximus ⓘ
subject surface form: College of Pontiffs
college of pontiffs → includesOffice → pontifex maximus ⓘ
subject surface form: College of Pontiffs
Domus Publica → associatedWith → pontifex maximus ⓘ
Domus Publica → officeHeldByResident → pontifex maximus ⓘ
Domus Publica → accessControlledBy → pontifex maximus ⓘ
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus → positionHeld → pontifex maximus ⓘ
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus → retainedTitle → pontifex maximus ⓘ
Decius → title → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Gaius Julius Caesar → positionHeld → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Gratian → removedTitle → pontifex maximus ⓘ
Latin word meaning "royal house" or "king’s house" → associatedWith → pontifex maximus ⓘ
subject surface form: Regia
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Caracalla → positionHeld → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Vestal Virgins → selectionAuthority → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Rex Sacrorum → subordinateTo → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Rex Sacrorum → appointedBy → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Caecilia Metella Dalmatica → fatherOccupation → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Severus Alexander → title → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Vicarius Christi → relatedConcept → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Papal styles → hasStyle → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Res Gestae Divi Augusti inscription → mentionsTitle → pontifex maximus ⓘ
Adrian I → heldTitle → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius → title → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Numerian → title → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus
Holy Father → relatedTitle → pontifex maximus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontifex Maximus