▁of ▁elected ▁magistr ates ▁and ▁list ▁of ▁magistr ates , ▁and ▁they ▁kept ▁the ▁records ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁dec isions ▁( comment ari i ) ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁chief ▁events ▁of ▁each ▁year , ▁the ▁so - called ▁" public ▁di aries ", ▁the ▁Ann ales ▁maxim i . ▁ ▁The ▁Pont if ex ▁Maxim us ▁was ▁also ▁subject ▁to ▁several ▁tab o os . ▁Among ▁them ▁was ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁to ▁leave ▁Italy . ▁Pl ut arch ▁described ▁Pub lius ▁Corn el ius ▁Sci pio ▁Nas ica ▁Ser ap io ▁( 1 4 1 – 1 3 2   B CE ) ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁leave ▁Italy , ▁after ▁being ▁forced ▁by ▁the ▁Senate ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁and ▁thus ▁break ▁the ▁sacred ▁tab oo . ▁Pub lius ▁Lic ini us ▁Cr ass us ▁D ives ▁Mu ci anus ▁( 1 3 2 – 1 3 0   B CE ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁leave ▁Italy ▁volunt arily . ▁After wards ▁it ▁became ▁common ▁and ▁no ▁longer ▁against ▁the ▁law ▁for ▁the ▁Pont if ex ▁Maxim us ▁to ▁leave ▁Italy . ▁Among ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁did ▁was ▁Julius ▁Ca esar ▁( 6 3 – 4 4   B CE ). ▁ ▁The ▁Pont ific es ▁were ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁calendar ▁and ▁determined ▁when ▁inter cal ary ▁months ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁added ▁to ▁synchron ize ▁the ▁calendar ▁to ▁the ▁seasons . ▁Since ▁the ▁Pont ific es ▁were ▁often ▁polit icians , ▁and ▁because ▁a ▁Roman ▁magistr