Augustus Pontifex Maximus
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Discussed on pp. 6, 48–9, 53–55, 64, 69, 74–6, 99, 173, 191, 266, 290
Augustus as the great high priest (pontifex maximus) literally ‘the great bridge builder’ whose rôle as emperor was to intercede to the gods for the welfare of the Roman Empire.