pontifices

Like the pontifices, the augurs also had their books, libri augurales.

The pontifices were a college of priests, that superintended the affairs of religion and worship on behalf of the government.

Romani pontifices apostolicam bibliothecam magno studio amplificant atque illustrant.

(1, 74) quotes this statement of Polybius with the remark that it is founded on a single tablet in the custody of the Pontifices.

There were originally five pontifices, and the number was afterwards raised to fifteen.