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−	The '''Pontifex Maximus''' ("Chief Bridge-builder") is the title of the highest ranking [[priest]] of [[Rome]]. It was instituted in 509 BC at the same time as the [[Roman Republic]], and for the next 500 years was an elected office, most often held by a powerful [[senator]]. It was held by [[Julius Caesar]] from 60 BC to 44 BC, and was later given to the Emperor [[~~Augustus~~]]~~. After Augustus the office was held by the Roman emperors, until it was relinquished by the Emperor~~ [[~~Gratian]]~~ in the ~~fourth century and given to the [[Bishop]]~~ of ~~Rome, thus granting him temporal power over Roman [[religion]]. It has been held by every [[pope~~]] ~~since, and is the legal, technical basis of the pope's authority.~~	+	#Redirect [[user talk:WanaBeRobinHood]]
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