Pontilus was the first Romulan Praetor.

A statue of Pontilus can be found in Victory Square on Romulus. (TNG novel: Death in Winter, ST - Typhon Pact novel: Rough Beasts of Empire)

In the 22nd century Pontilus was the namesake of a Bird-of-Prey, the Praetor Pontilus, which was the test-bed for one of the Romulans’ first prototype cloaking devices. (ENT novel: The Good That Men Do)

Praetors of the Romulan Star Empire
	Pontilus • Comilius • D'deridex • Karzan • Vrax • Gaius • Aratenik • Dralath • Narviat • Neral • Hiren • Shinzon • Tal'Aura • Gell Kamemor • Chulan