On 6 March 12 BC, after the death of Lepidus, he additionally took up the position of pontifex maximus, the high priest of the college of the Pontiffs, the most important position in Roman religion.
Den 6 mars 12 f.Kr., efter att Marcus Aemilius Lepidus dött, antog han dessutom posten som pontifex maximus, översteprästen i Collegium Pontificum, den romerska religionens viktigaste position.