Numa was associated with Pythagoreanism , even though Varro granted that Numa could not have been a Pythagorean since he lived before Pythagoras himself .
Varro presents the Roman king Numa Pompilius as a paragon of ancient piety .
Numa Pompilius was associated with Pythagoreanism , even though Varro granted that Numa could not have been a Pythagorean since Varro lived before Pythagoras himself .
Varro presents the Roman king Numa Pompilius as a paragon of ancient piety .