Editing Numa Pompilius (section)

==Later traditions==
The Christian philosopher [[Clement of Alexandria]] in his book [[Stromata]] claimed that King Numa Pompilius was influenced by Mosaic law, and due to this refrained from making human images in sculpture.<ref>''The Ante-Nicene Fathers: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325'', vol. 4, p. 398</ref> Modern scholars do not accept this claim, as there were no known contacts between the early Kings of Rome and the ancient Hebrews.

Numa Pompilius continued to be remembered well into the later centuries of the Eastern Roman Empire. Composing ''[[Novellae Constitutiones]]'', 6th-century Emperor [[Justinian I]] recalled Numa alongside Romulus as two of the Roman state's founders, with Numa being the one who first "organised and enhanced [the city of Rome], by means of laws."<ref>Justinian I, ''Novella'', 47.</ref> In a similar manner, the Coptic monophysite bishop [[John of Nikiû]] likened Empress [[Theodora (wife of Justinian I)|Theodora]], consort of Justinian, to four prominent figures of Roman history (Romulus, Numa, Caesar, Augustus), citing her reforms aimed at eradicating prostitution.<ref>John of Nikiû, ''Chronicle'', 93.1.</ref> In the 11th century, [[Michael Psellos]] wrote his ''Chronographia'' with an intent to provide pedagogical models for his student, Emperor [[Michael VII Doukas]], and when reviewing the seven kings of Rome he lauded Numa as pious, peaceable, and "a man not only well worth seeing for his physical appearance but also equipped with all sorts of mental virtues, and a lover of all wisdom."<ref>Michael Psellos, ''Chronographia'', 1.2.</ref>