{"slug": "pontifex-maximus", "label": "Pontifex Maximus", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontifex_Maximus", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 10, "years": 10, "span": [-711, 384], "span_label": ["712 BCE", "384 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 6}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "gratian", "label": "Gratian", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "christianity", "label": "Christianity", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "milan", "label": "Milan", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mediolanum", "label": "Mediolanum", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-republic", "label": "Roman Republic", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sicily", "label": "Sicily", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-consul", "label": "Roman consul", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-censor", "label": "Roman censor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "thrace", "label": "Thrace", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sassanid-empire", "label": "Sassanid Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "augustus", "label": "Augustus", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -711, "year_label": "712 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "712 BC—Numa Pompilius creates the office of Pontifex Maximus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368385620#Events_and_trends", "title": "710s BC", "revid": 1368385620, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -289, "year_label": "290 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Lucius Caecilius Metellus, Roman consul and Pontifex Maximus (approximate date) (d. 221 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267837905#Births", "title": "290 BC", "revid": 1267837905, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -151, "year_label": "152 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Roman statesman, consul, Pontifex Maximus and censor; as a praetor, he has been governor of Sicily in 191 BC.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1242792269#Deaths", "title": "152 BC", "revid": 1242792269, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -62, "year_label": "63 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Julius Caesar is elected Pontifex Maximus and praetor for 62 BC.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1209877827#Roman_Republic", "title": "63 BC", "revid": 1209877827, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -11, "year_label": "12 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Augustus is given the title Pontifex Maximus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372852966#Roman_Empire", "title": "12 BC", "revid": 1372852966, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 161, "year_label": "161 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 7", "text": "March 7 – Emperor Antoninus Pius dies, and is succeeded by Marcus Aurelius, who shares imperial power with Lucius Verus, although Marcus retains the title Pontifex Maximus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371301434#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 161", "revid": 1371301434, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 253, "year_label": "253 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Aemilianus rules the Roman Empire for three months; he promises to fight in Thrace and goes to war against Persia. The Senate gives him the rank of Pontifex Maximus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371188254#Roman_Empire", "title": "253", "revid": 1371188254, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 379, "year_label": "379 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Gratian renounces the title Pontifex Maximus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367645183#Roman_Empire", "title": "379", "revid": 1367645183, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 381, "year_label": "381 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Gratian moves the capital to Mediolanum (modern-day Milan). Because of his Christian beliefs, he eliminates Pontifex Maximus as Imperial title. Gratian also refuses the robe of office, insulting the pagan aristocrats of Rome.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1281451732#Roman_Empire", "title": "381", "revid": 1281451732, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 384, "year_label": "384 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "December 17", "text": "December 17 – Pope Siricius succeeds Damasus I as the 38th pope. He takes the title Pontifex Maximus, after it is relinquished by the late emperor Gratian.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364741473#Religion", "title": "384", "revid": 1364741473, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}]}