um ▁or ▁divine ▁law ; ▁the ▁information ▁collected ▁by ▁the ▁pont ific es ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁religious ▁tradition ▁was ▁bound ▁in ▁a ▁cor pus ▁which ▁summar ized ▁dog ma ▁and ▁other ▁concepts . ▁ ▁The ▁chief ▁depart ments ▁of ▁j us ▁div in um ▁may ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁The ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁all ▁exp iat ory ▁cer emon ial s ▁needed ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁p est il ence , ▁light ning , ▁etc . ▁ ▁The ▁consec r ation ▁of ▁all ▁tem ples ▁and ▁other ▁sacred ▁places ▁and ▁objects ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁gods . ▁ ▁The ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁the ▁calendar ; ▁both ▁astronom ically ▁and ▁in ▁detailed ▁application ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁The ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁rel ating ▁to ▁bur ial s ▁and ▁b ury ing - p laces , ▁and ▁the ▁worship ▁of ▁the ▁Man es ▁or ▁dead ▁ancest ors . ▁ ▁The ▁super int end ence ▁of ▁all ▁mar ri ages ▁by ▁confer rat io , ▁i . e . ▁originally ▁of ▁all ▁legal ▁pat ric ian ▁mar ri ages . ▁ ▁The ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁ad option ▁and ▁of ▁test ament ary ▁succession . ▁ ▁The ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁mor als , ▁and ▁fin ing ▁and ▁pun ishing ▁off ending ▁parties . ▁ ▁The ▁pont ific es ▁had ▁many ▁relevant ▁and ▁pr estig ious ▁functions ▁such ▁as ▁being ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁car ing ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁arch ives , ▁the ▁keeping ▁the ▁official ▁minutes