[9.7] Saliōs . . . fēcit: ‘he chose twelve Salii as priests of Mars.’
[9.8] Why subjunctive? Cf. [p. 5, n. 3].
[9.9] Roman writers say that before Numa’s time the year contained only ten months, a statement hardly credible.
[9.10] nefāstōs . . . fēcit: ‘he made a distinction between diēs nefāstī and diēs fāstī.’ See Vocab., [fāstus] and [nefāstus].
[9.11] Cf. [p. 8, n. 1].
[9.12] ‘two-headed.’ The reference is to a temple of Janus in the Forum, with two doors opposite each other, so that the whole structure resembled an arch.
[9.13] Both adjectives = temporal clauses, signifying respectively ‘when open,’ ‘when shut.’ They agree with Iānus understood, which means the temple, not the god. After Numa’s time the temple remained open till 235 B.C. It was opened again in the same year, and not closed till 29 B.C.
[9.14] Lēgēs quoque: ‘Laws too,’ i.e. laws as well as religious ceremonies and priestly orders.
[9.15] īnstitūtīs: dative with conciliāret.
[10.1] How different in meaning from dissimulāns, II, 9?