![Three Roman emperors depicted as the Pontifex Maximus, or chief priest, from late 1st century BCE to early 4th century CE. Left to right: Augustus (Palazzo Massimo), Hadrian (Capitoline), and Maxentius (Ostia). Three Roman emperors depicted as the Pontifex Maximus, or chief priest, from late 1st century BCE to early 4th century CE. Left to right: Augustus (Palazzo Massimo), Hadrian (Capitoline), and Maxentius (Ostia).](https://preview.redd.it/v21pvxcf7ez41.png?auto=webp&s=0905ca9c20b17ed311ebf857f805cec52c051108)
Three Roman emperors depicted as the Pontifex Maximus, or chief priest, from late 1st century BCE to early 4th century CE. Left to right: Augustus (Palazzo Massimo), Hadrian (Capitoline), and Maxentius (Ostia).
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![File:Statue of Hadrian as Pontifex Maximus, 117-138 AD, from Rome, Palazzo Nuovo, Capitoline Museums (13100265983).jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Statue of Hadrian as Pontifex Maximus, 117-138 AD, from Rome, Palazzo Nuovo, Capitoline Museums (13100265983).jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Statue_of_Hadrian_as_Pontifex_Maximus%2C_117-138_AD%2C_from_Rome%2C_Palazzo_Nuovo%2C_Capitoline_Museums_%2813100265983%29.jpg/1200px-Statue_of_Hadrian_as_Pontifex_Maximus%2C_117-138_AD%2C_from_Rome%2C_Palazzo_Nuovo%2C_Capitoline_Museums_%2813100265983%29.jpg)