Aeneas Silvius

For the pope born Enea Silvio Piccolomini (Aeneas Sylvius in Latin), see Pope Pius II.

Enée Silvius (Nuremberg)

Aeneas Silvius (said to have reigned 1110-1079 BC)[1] is the son of Silvius, in some versions grandson of Ascanius and great-grandson, grandson or son of Aeneas. He is the third in the list of the mythical kings of Alba Longa in Latium, and 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

v t e Descent of the Kings of Alba Longa
Anchises Venus Latinus Amata Creusa Aeneas Lavinia Iulus Ascanius Silvius Aeneas Silvius Latinus Silvius Alba (Silvius) Atys Capys Capetus Tiberinus Agrippa Romulus Silvius Aventinus Proca Numitor Amulius Rhea Silvia Mars Hersilia Romulus Remus Prima

References

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.

Legendary titles
Preceded by Silvius	King of Alba Longa	Succeeded by Latinus Silvius