Aeneas Silvius
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Ancient Roman mythological figure
For the pope born Enea Silvio Piccolomini (Aeneas Sylvius in Latin), see Pope Pius II.
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.
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References
[edit ]- ↑ Dionysius of Halicarnassus Roman Antiquities 1.71
- ↑ Livy, i. 3.
- ↑ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, i. 71.
- ↑ Virgil, Aeneid , vi. 769.
- ↑ 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 .
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