715 BC

Events in 715 BC 1

• 715 BC – 672 BC Numa Pompilius — second King Numa Pompilius, a Sabine chosen by the Senate, transforms Rome from a warrior settlement into a functioning state. He establishes the Roman religious calendar, the Vestal Virgins, the College of Pontiffs, and the flamines (priests). Credited with 43 years of peace — an extraordinary reign. The Roman religious institutions he creates will survive, with modifications, for over a millennium.