One story relates that this man lacked the respect of the people until he invited them to a banquetwhere he transformed stone into gold and water into wine. According to another story, he spiked aforest spring with wine to trick Faunus and Picus into revealing their secrets. This mancommissioned the Salii to guard the mysterious bronze shield which fell from the heavens during hisreign, and dismantled the group of armed guards called the Celeres. This man ascended to powerafter his predecessor (*) dissappeared mysteriously in a storm. He instituted the position of Pont
One story relates that this man lacked the respect of the people until he invited them to a banquetwhere he transformed stone into gold and water into wine. According to another story, he spiked aforest spring with wine to trick Faunus and Picus into revealing their secrets. This mancommissioned the Salii to guard the mysterious bronze shield which fell from the heavens during hisreign, and dismantled the group of armed guards called the Celeres. This man ascended to powerafter his predecessor (*) dissappeared mysteriously in a storm. He instituted the position of Pontifex andcommissioned the Vestal Virgins, in addition to teaching the proper ways to worship this gods. For 10points, name this predecessor of Tullus Hostilius and successor of Romulus, the pious second king of theRomans.
One story relates that this man lacked the respect of the people until he invited them to a banquetwhere he transformed stone into gold and water into wine.
Numa Pompilius [accept either]