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The earliest recorded instance of a priest holding a high political office is in the year B.C. 242 when the Flamen Martialis or special priest of Mars was chosen Consul; but when the gentleman in question started to go to the war, he was forbidden by the Pontifex Maximus.
The Religion of Numa And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome Jesse Benedict Carter 1894
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