PLUTARCH: Lycurgus and Numa Compared

PLUTARCH: Lycurgus and Numa Compared

• The similarities between Lycurgus and Numa are their moderation, their religious dispositions, their capacity of government and discipline, and that they both derived their laws and constitutions from the gods.

PLUTARCH: Numa Pompilius

PLUTARCH: Numa Pompilius 5/11/2013

• Numa was the second king of Rome. He succeeded Romulus, the founder of Rome. Romulus was making a public sacrifice to the gods when the clouds darkened and a storm settled on the city.