pontifical books
unnamed Roman pontiffs
cited 2 times by 2 works in the library · not held
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2 citations · from 2 works-
On the Commonwealth Cicero, Marcus Tullius 1 citation
Explicitly named as a documentary authority for the claim about appeal under the kings
That appeal lay even from the kings the pontifical books declare, our augural ones too signify, and likewise that it is permitted to appeal from every judgment and penalty the Twelve Tables indicate in several laws;
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On the Nature of the Gods Cicero, Marcus Tullius 1 citation
Explicitly named as a textual source used as authority (p-5b8b22).
Next, the number of names is not great even in our pontifical books, while the gods are innumerable.
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