Ancient Roman priesthoods

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Hint	Answer
High priest	Pontifex Maximus
Sacred king of rites	Rex Sacrorum
literally "builder of bridges", latin name of christian bishops	Pontifex
Main priest of Jupiter	Flamen Dialis
Wife of the above	Flaminica Dialis
Main priest of Quirinus	Flamen Quirinalis
15 main priests of the state cults	Flamines
Virgins guard the sacred fire	Vestal Virgins
Diviner by birds	Augur

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Diviner by the entrails of sacrificial animals	Haruspex
15 priests who guarded the Sybilline Books	Quindecemviri Sacris Faciundis
7 priests who organized the banquets on feasts and games	Epulones
Priests devoted to Jupiter who dealt with foreign affairs	Fetiales
Priests who sacrificed to the Lares for good harvest	Arvales / Arval Brethren
Priests of Lupercus for the Lupercalia festival	Luperci
The leaping priests of Mars	Salii
Latin name for private priests, latin name of christian priests	Sacerdos / Sacerdotes

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