ANCUS MARCIUS (640-616 B.C.), fourth legendary king of Rome. Like Numa, his reputed grandfather, he was a friend of |
ANCUS MARCIUS (640-616 B.C.), fourth king of Rome, and possibly legendary. Like Numa, his reputed grandfather, he was a friend of |
fortified the Janiculum, threw a wooden bridge across the Tiber, founded the port of Ostia, established salt-works and built a prison. |
fortified the Janiculum, threw a wooden bridge across the Tiber, founded the port of Ostia?, established salt-works and built a prison. |
See Livy i. 32, 33; Dion Halic. iii. 36-45; Cicero, De Republica, ii. 18. For a critical examination of the story see Schwegler, Romische Geschichte, bk. xiii.; Sir G. Cornewall kewis, Credibility of Early Roman History, ch. xi.; W. Ihne, History of Rome, i.; R. Pais, Storia di Roma, i. (1898), who considers that the name points to the personification of the cult of Mars, and that the military achievements of Ancus are anticipations of later events. |
See Livy i. 32, 33; Dion Halicarnassus iii. 36-45; Cicero, ''De Republica,'' ii. 18. |
Initial text from 1911 encyclopedia -- Please update as needed |
Initial text from 1911 encyclopedia -- Please update as needed |
see Roman Republic |