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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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