Alba Silvius
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Alba Silvius was in Roman mythology
the fifth king of Alba Longa
. He was the son of Latinus Silvius
and the father of Atys
. He reigned thirty-nine years.
Roman mythology
Roman mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to ancient Rome's legendary origins and religious system, as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans...
the fifth king of Alba Longa
Alba Longa
Alba Longa – in Italian sources occasionally written Albalonga – was an ancient city of Latium in central Italy southeast of Rome in the Alban Hills. Founder and head of the Latin League, it was destroyed by Rome around the middle of the 7th century BC. In legend, Romulus and Remus, founders of...
. He was the son of Latinus Silvius
Latinus Silvius
Latinius Silvius was the fourth descendant of Aeneas and fourth king of Alba Longa . It is, however, unclear if this person ever existed....
and the father of Atys
Atys (king)
Atys, in Roman mythology, was a descendant of Alba and the sixth king of Alba Longa....
. He reigned thirty-nine years.