Silvius

Silvĭus, ii, m.,

• the name of several kings of Alba Longa, Liv. 1, 3; Verg. A. 6, 769; Ov. M. 14, 610.—Hence the fem. Silvia; v. 1. Rhea.

Silvĭus (13) ou Sylvĭus, ĭī, m. , fils dʼÉnée : Virg. En. 6, 763 || fils dʼAscagne, deuxième roi dʼAlbe : Liv. 1, 3, 6 || ensuite le nom de Silvius est donné à tous les rois dʼAlbe : Liv. 1, 3, 7, etc.

Si'lvius

the son of Ascanius, is said to have been so called because he was born in a wood. All the succeeding kings of Alba bore the cognomen Silvius. The series of these mythical kings is given somewhat differently by Livy, Ovid, and Dionysius, as the following list will show (Liv. 1.3; Ov. Met. 14.609, &c.; Dionys. A. R. 1.70, 71). Livy. Ovid. Dionysius.  1. Aeneas. Aeneas. Aeneas.  2. Ascanius. Ascanius. Ascanius.  3. Silvius. Silvius. Silvius.  4. Aeneas Silvius.   Aeneas Silvius.  5. Latinus Silvius. Latinus. Latinus Silvius.  6. Alba. Alba. Alba.  7. Atys. Epytus. Capetus.  8. Capys. Capys. Capys Silvius.  9. Capetus. Capetus. Calpetus. 10. Tiberinus. Tiberinus. Tiberinus. 11. Agrippa. Remulus. Agrippa. 12. Romulus Silvius. Acrota. Alladius. 13. Aventinus. Aventinus. Aventinus. 14. Proca. Palatinus. Procas. 15. Amulius. Amulius. Amulius.

Silvius

The son of Ascanius. He is said to have been so called because he was born in a wood (silva). All the succeeding kings of Alba bore the cognomen Silvius. See Livy, i. 3.