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Pontifex Maximus

Name: Pontifex Maximus – Roman Empire factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Roman Empire · House / House of 5 Good Emperors. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

161–180Date range

2Named people

1Places

Chronological records

161

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus161

Rome · House / House of 5 Good Emperors

Marcus assumed the office of pontifex maximus after becoming emperor.

180

Lucius Aurelius Commodus180

Rome · House / House of 5 Good Emperors

Commodus assumed the office of pontifex maximus after becoming sole emperor.

Names involved

Lucius Aurelius CommodusMarcus Aurelius Antoninus

Provenance

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