The pontifex maximus (Latin for "supreme pontiff") was the chief high priest of the College of Pontiffs (Collegium Pontificum) in ancient Rome. This was...
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For people bearing the modern surname Pontifex, see Pontifex (surname). Pontifex may also refer to: Pontifex (project), the Planning Of Non-specific...
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Pontifex is used in modern times as a surname. This family has been traced to John Pontifex, of West Wycombe, Bucks, and his wife Alice. John left a will...
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The Way of All Flesh (redirect from Ernest Pontifex, or the Way of All Flesh)
The Way of All Flesh (originally titled Ernest Pontifex or the Way of All Flesh) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler that attacks Victorian-era...
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College of Pontiffs (redirect from Pontifex minor)
highest-ranking priests of the state religion. The college consisted of the pontifex maximus and the other pontifices, the rex sacrorum, the fifteen flamens...
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Alfred Pontifex (17 March 1842 – 25 August 1930) was an English first-class cricketer who made a single appearance for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club...
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Valentine Pontifex is a novel by Robert Silverberg published in 1983. Valentine Pontifex is a novel in which the Metamorphs try to drive people from their...
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List of pontifices maximi (redirect from List of Roman Republican holders of the role of pontifex maximus)
The pontifex maximus was the chief priest of the ancient Roman religion, and head of the Collegium Pontificum ("College of Pontiffs"). According to legend...
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Pope Benedict XVI (redirect from Pontifex emeritus)
retired, the tweets were archived, and @Pontifex read "Sede Vacante". Pope Francis took control of the @Pontifex account upon his election. A variety of...
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The Empty Man (redirect from Pontifex Society)
The Empty Man is a comic book series created by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Vanesa R. Del Rey in 2014, published by Boom! Studios. The nation is in the...
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PONTIFEX (Planning Of Non-specific Transportation by an Intelligent Fleet EXpert) was a mid-1980s project that introduced a novel approach to complex aircraft...
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Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (consul 15 BC) (redirect from Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Pontifex)
senator of the early Empire. His tenure as pontifex led him sometimes to be called Lucius Calpurnius Piso Pontifex, to differentiate him from his contemporary...
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John Pontifex may refer to: John Pontifex (cricketer, born 1796) John Pontifex (cricketer, born 1771) This disambiguation page lists articles about people...
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Kyle Marshall Pontifex (born 5 February 1980 in Wellington) is a New Zealand professional field hockey player. He plays as a goalkeeper. He earned his...
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Robert Stanley Pontifex (born 27 December 1942) is a resident of North Adelaide, South Australia. On Australia Day 2016, he was honoured as a Member of...
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the plebs in 141 BC and praetor in 136 BC. He also held the position of pontifex maximus for sixteen years after his consulship. He died around 115 BC....
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Romanus Pontifex (from Latin: "The Roman Pontiff") is the title of at least three papal bulls: One issued in 1436 by Pope Eugenius IV;[citation needed]...
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Quintus Mucius Scaevola "Pontifex" (140–82 BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic and an important early authority on Roman law. He is credited with...
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Dudley David Pontifex (12 February 1855 – 27 September 1934) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Surrey, Somerset and the Marylebone...
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had previously been a close ally of Julius Caesar. He was also the last pontifex maximus before the Roman Empire, and (presumably) the last interrex and...
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Amoeba (redirect from Pontifex (genus))
Malamoeba, Nollandia, Oscillosignum, Paragocevia, Parvamoeba, Pernina, Pontifex, Pseudomastigamoeba, Rugipes, Striamoeba, Striolatus, Subulamoeba, Theratromyxa...
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Sydney Pontifex (8 February 1803 – August 1874) was an English cricketer who made his first-class debut in 1829, playing for an All-England team. "Sydney...
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Charley Toorop (redirect from Annie Caroline Pontifex Toorop)
was a Dutch painter and lithographer. Her full name was Annie Caroline Pontifex Fernhout-Toorop. Charley Toorop was born in Katwijk. She was the daughter...
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Maxwell Pontifex was an Australian rules footballer who played with West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Pontifex's career...
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Lucius Volusius Saturninus was a senator of the early Roman Empire, who was active during the Principate. He was a member of the College of Pontiffs. Saturninus...
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Senate. In 63 BC, Caesar stood for the praetorship and also for the post of pontifex maximus, who was the head of the College of Pontiffs and the highest ranking...
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Magnum principium (redirect from Postquam Summus Pontifex)
the Congregation for Divine Worship released the decree Postquam Summus Pontifex. The decree is an interpretation as well as corrections of previous documents...
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Catholic pope uses various titles by tradition, including Summus Pontifex, Pontifex Maximus, and Servus servorum Dei. Each title has been added by unique...
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