Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27219200-20151115021519/@comment-30566621-20170504013818

Yes, though one was a more political position and the other was more religious. There were, of course, plenty of times in Rome's history where the emperor and the pontifex maximus were the same person, but they aren't necessarily powerful in the same way. It's like saying the the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor were equal in power. While that was true, one was the political head of state and the other was the religious head of the order. Each one could affect politics and religion alike to build up or undermine the other, but they weren't exactly meant to govern the same spheres of influence. Same goes, I think, for Pontifex Maximus and Praetor (or Emperor, whichever it was that Reyna was comparing it to). Jason wields power. . . by having power as a direct mediator between gods and mortals. Reyna wields power by having authority to command the legions of Rome. Similar power levels, different spheres. If that makes sense.