For  funller  inrsimation  Ripectlng  [he  Roimul
kingi,  tee  Nieljulir,  Niit.  of  Home,  vol.i.  p.  aaS,
At;  Walter,  Gaciidle  da  Semiictiai  Haitt,
gl7,  2d  ed. ;  End  eap«d&11j  Rubino,  U^Uemei-
■■y™  iiltr  i/Dmiacie  Vrrfaaiag,  pflMiro  [  snd
Becker,  Handbadt  dtr  RmaitcUH  Atitrtiiimer,  Tol.
iLpLL|).291,  &c

REX  SACRIPI'CULUS,  REX  SACRITl-
CPS,  nREX  SACRO'RUM,  WheE  tho  riyil
and  mililai7  pawen  of  ths  king  ven  inuiBfemd


oftbei


mblia


it  Rome,  tbcK  m


high  prieat  of  hii  oalkoLiuid  hsd  eonducted  seie
at  the  ncia  publioi,  Init  lliu  pricadj  part  of  hit
office  wu  tnuiifeiTed  to  *  print  calied  Rei  SacH-
ficulnior  Rei  S»crnrani.  (Liv.  iL  2  ;  Dionjt  it.
74,  T.  I.)  ThefirrtreiBcrorum  WM  designated,
U  ihs  command  of  the  cooiuli,  bj  the  allege  of
pontiUi,  and  inuiguiatad  bj  the  augurs  He  was
almjrt  elected  uid  inaugutaled  in  the  canitia  a-
lata  under  the  pretjdenc;  of  the  ponlifli  (OelL  it.
87),  and  u  long  m  »  nx  naiflcului  vai  ap-

n'  ited  at  Rome,  he  waaaliniyt  a  patrician,  for  u  fie
no  iaSoencc  upon  the  maugeineDt  of  political
ajlain,  the  plebeiana  never  coveted  thit  dignity.
