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On the List of Kings of Rome page it says Numa ruled until 674 BC, but on this page it says he died in 673 BC. Is this a dates mix-up or did he give up thr throne a year before he died?--
Didn't his guy build the first Royal palace in Rome?-- Amadscientist ( talk) 00:35, 28 July 2008 (UTC) I think so because Romulus hasn't built any palace during his time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.203.23.192 ( talk) 05:51, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
Uh, the article should point out that its entire content is later Roman legend written down more than 500 years after Numa's death. Livy and Plutarch were not critical historians and they built on a firm ground on long hallowed legend here. / Strausszek ( talk) 08:10, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
This article states "The painting depicts Romulus's wife Hersilia — the daughter of Titus Tatius, leader of the Sabines ..." However, according to the page Titus Tatius "He had one daughter Tatia, who married Numa Pompilius (Romulus's successor) ..."
So which is it (or did one woman have two names and two husbands)? Maybe myths are allowed inconsistency but Wikipedia articles should not be contradictory. If the story is known to have several versions then an explanatory note appears warranted.
Incomplete lists of other pages stating that Tatia was the daughter of Titus Tatius and maried Romulus's successor:
Or that Hersilia was the daughter of Titus Tatius and Romulus's wife:
Cross posted to discussions of listed articles Shythylacine ( talk) 10:52, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
This article references sections 23, 27, 28, and 35 of Numa Pompilius in Plutarch's Parallel Lives. I was reading through that piece of work on Project Gutenberg and LacusCurtius, trying to look up those passages when I discovered that Numa only goes up to section 22. Reference number 8 which deals with Numa catching Picus and Faunus occurs in section 15, not 27. Just wondering if these are really mistakes, or if I'm merely ignorant. Anyway, I am going to peruse Project Gutenberg in order to “fix” all the Plutarch citations. If anyone wants to double check, here are some links:
Cheers. Braincricket ( talk) 05:54, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
A usually accurate TV quiz show said that Numa Pompilius is credited with adding the months of January and February to the Roman calendar. Is this true? If there are references supporting this situation, it would improve the article to add the fact to the article.-- TGC55 ( talk) 17:14, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
After just finishing reading a translation of Plutarch's Life of Numa, I don't see a portrayal of Numa as cunning and calculating. A google search of 'numa plutarch cunning' returns pages with copy-and-paste of this text. Plutarch does list Numa doing things to ensure his survival as a Sabine king among Romans but isn't cunning & calculating a stretch?
Or is this something in a different work of Plutarch? I'm no expert... 5.80.4.101 ( talk) 18:29, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
All the seven kings of Rome are described by historians as being « legendary », and this is pointed, for each of them, in their wikipedia page, because the informations we have about them are very scarce, sometimes contradictory, sometimes impossible to believe (miraculous feats). This denomination legendary is not specifically linked with one or several particular legends. It is sufficient to mention what is attributed to him, without pointing that it is to be found in legends, if one line before a link (which should not be suppressed) is made to the Roman mythology. Sapphorain ( talk) 17:06, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
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Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 05:29, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
On the List of Kings of Rome page it says Numa ruled until 674 BC, but on this page it says he died in 673 BC. Is this a dates mix-up or did he give up thr throne a year before he died?--
Didn't his guy build the first Royal palace in Rome?-- Amadscientist ( talk) 00:35, 28 July 2008 (UTC) I think so because Romulus hasn't built any palace during his time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.203.23.192 ( talk) 05:51, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
Uh, the article should point out that its entire content is later Roman legend written down more than 500 years after Numa's death. Livy and Plutarch were not critical historians and they built on a firm ground on long hallowed legend here. / Strausszek ( talk) 08:10, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
This article states "The painting depicts Romulus's wife Hersilia — the daughter of Titus Tatius, leader of the Sabines ..." However, according to the page Titus Tatius "He had one daughter Tatia, who married Numa Pompilius (Romulus's successor) ..."
So which is it (or did one woman have two names and two husbands)? Maybe myths are allowed inconsistency but Wikipedia articles should not be contradictory. If the story is known to have several versions then an explanatory note appears warranted.
Incomplete lists of other pages stating that Tatia was the daughter of Titus Tatius and maried Romulus's successor:
Or that Hersilia was the daughter of Titus Tatius and Romulus's wife:
Cross posted to discussions of listed articles Shythylacine ( talk) 10:52, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
This article references sections 23, 27, 28, and 35 of Numa Pompilius in Plutarch's Parallel Lives. I was reading through that piece of work on Project Gutenberg and LacusCurtius, trying to look up those passages when I discovered that Numa only goes up to section 22. Reference number 8 which deals with Numa catching Picus and Faunus occurs in section 15, not 27. Just wondering if these are really mistakes, or if I'm merely ignorant. Anyway, I am going to peruse Project Gutenberg in order to “fix” all the Plutarch citations. If anyone wants to double check, here are some links:
Cheers. Braincricket ( talk) 05:54, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
A usually accurate TV quiz show said that Numa Pompilius is credited with adding the months of January and February to the Roman calendar. Is this true? If there are references supporting this situation, it would improve the article to add the fact to the article.-- TGC55 ( talk) 17:14, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
After just finishing reading a translation of Plutarch's Life of Numa, I don't see a portrayal of Numa as cunning and calculating. A google search of 'numa plutarch cunning' returns pages with copy-and-paste of this text. Plutarch does list Numa doing things to ensure his survival as a Sabine king among Romans but isn't cunning & calculating a stretch?
Or is this something in a different work of Plutarch? I'm no expert... 5.80.4.101 ( talk) 18:29, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
All the seven kings of Rome are described by historians as being « legendary », and this is pointed, for each of them, in their wikipedia page, because the informations we have about them are very scarce, sometimes contradictory, sometimes impossible to believe (miraculous feats). This denomination legendary is not specifically linked with one or several particular legends. It is sufficient to mention what is attributed to him, without pointing that it is to be found in legends, if one line before a link (which should not be suppressed) is made to the Roman mythology. Sapphorain ( talk) 17:06, 9 February 2016 (UTC)