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Aeneas Silvius

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Aeneas Silvius (said to have reigned 1110–1079 BC)[1] was third in the list of the mythical kings of Alba Longa in Latium, succeeding his father Silvius. The Silvii regarded him as the founder of their house.[2] Dionysius of Halicarnassus[3] ascribes to him a reign of 31 years.[4] Ovid does not mention him among the Alban kings.[5] According to Livy and Dionysius, the heir of Aeneas Silvius was named Latinus Silvius.

Family tree

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AnchisesVenusLatinusAmata
CreusaAeneasLavinia
IulusSilvius
Aeneas Silvius
Latinus Silvius
Alba (Silvius)
Atys
Capys
Capetus
Tiberinus
Agrippa
Romulus Silvius
Aventinus
Proca
NumitorAmulius
Rhea SilviaMars
HersiliaRomulusRemus
Prima

References

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  1. ↑ Dionysius of Halicarnassus Roman Antiquities 1.71
  2. ↑ Livy, i. 3.
  3. ↑ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, i. 71.
  4. ↑ Virgil, Aeneid, vi. 769.
  5. ↑ Ovid, Metamorphoses, xiv. 610, etc.
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Aeneas Silvius". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.