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GCSE History · key term
The Roman priestly office established to perform religious duties previously carried out by the king; its name means ‘king of sacred rites’.
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Paper 2
Revise: The Overthrow of the Kings and the Establishment of the RepublicA priestly office, the rex sacrorum, took over these duties. Religious kingship was thus separated from the consuls’ political and military authority.
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