In addition, patricians monopolized certain priesthoods and continued to enjoy enormous prestige. The patricians retained exclusivity in some of the oldest priesthoods. Rome recruited many non-native deities, cults and priesthoods as protectors and allies of the state. This created hierarchies, priesthoods, theological systems, castes, ritual, taboos. The Macedonian king and central government administered the revenues generated by temples and priesthoods. Some priesthoods were hereditary to certain families. Both priesthoods extend to the earliest periods of Roman history, and patrician birth was required. All these priesthoods were subordinate to the priest of Alexander. They were abolished along with Rome's other traditional priesthoods by 400 AD. Livy begins with the priesthoods which Numa established. The priesthoods of public religion were held by members of the elite classes. Ceres was served by several public priesthoods. However, evidence of her priesthoods is extremely rare. A few priesthoods were held jointly by married couples. At least two state priesthoods were held jointly by a married couple.