Latinus Silvius

Latinus Silvius from Nuremberg chronicles

Latinius Silvius (said to have reigned 1079–1028 BC) was the fourth descendant of Aeneas and fourth in the list of mythical kings of Alba Longa (according to Livy). Titus Livius credits him with founding a majority of the settlements in Latium. It is, however, unclear if this person ever existed.

Family tree

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

• Dionysus of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities. English translation by Earnest Cary in the Loeb Classical Library, 7 volumes. Harvard University Press, 1937–1950. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
• Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitatum Romanarum quae supersunt, Vol I-IV. . Karl Jacoby. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1885. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.