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Pomp or pomps may refer to: * POMP, a proteasome maturation protein * Pomp, Kentucky, a community in the United States * Pomps, a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France * ''Pompḗ'' ( el, πομπή, link=no), usually translated as ''pomp'' or ''procession'', the name of the first part of several Ancient Greek festivals, such as Dionysia and Lenaia * Pomp rock, an alternative term for a rock music era also known as arena rock * Slang for a Pompadour haircut * Pomps, an alternative name for a Ghillies dance shoe * Jubal Pomp, a Walt Disney comics character People * Numa Pompilius, also called Numa Pomp (753–673 BC; reigned 715-673 BC), legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus * Dirck Gerritsz Pomp (1544–1608), Dutch sailor of the 16th–17th century * Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, explorer and fur trader See also * '' Pomp and Circumstance Marches'', a series of marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edward Elgar * Pomper Pompe ...
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Numa Pompilius
Numa Pompilius (; 753–672 BC; reigned 715–672 BC) was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus Romulus () was the legendary foundation of Rome, founder and King of Rome, first king of Ancient Rome, Rome. Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus ... after a one-year interregnum. He was of Sabine origin, and many of Rome's most important religious and political institutions are attributed to him, such as the Roman calendar, Vestal Virgins, the cult of Mars, the cult of Jupiter, the cult of Romulus, and the office of ''pontifex maximus''. Genealogy According to Plutarch, Numa was the youngest of Pomponius's four sons, born on the day of Rome's founding (traditionally, 21 April 753 BC). He lived a severe life of discipline and banished all luxury from his home. Titus Tatius, kin