Back الحبر الأعظم Arabic Baş pontifik Azerbaijani Вялікі пантыфік Byelorussian Вялікі пантыфік BE-X-OLD Понтифекс максимус Bulgarian Pontífex màxim Catalan Pontifex maximus Czech Pontifex maximus Danish Pontifex maximus German Pontifex Maximus Greek
The Pontifex Maximus was the high priest of the Roman Republic and Empire. The words meant 'greatest bridge-builder'. It was a religious post under the Roman Republic, and a mostly ceremonial post under the Roman Empire. The term was later used in the Roman Catholic Church for the Pope.
