Ancus Marcius
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Ancus Marcius was the legendary fourth king of Rome, traditionally credited with expanding the city’s territory and founding its port at Ostia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ancus Marcius canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Rome
ⓘ
legendary Roman king ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Ostia
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Tiber ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Janiculum Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
Janiculum Hill (traditional)
|
| child | son of Ancus Marcius (traditional, unnamed) ⓘ |
| conflict | wars with Latin towns (traditional) ⓘ |
| country | Roman Kingdom ⓘ |
| creditedWith |
building Rome’s first prison on the Capitoline Hill
ⓘ
building a bridge over the Tiber (Pons Sublicius) ⓘ expanding the territory of Rome ⓘ fortifying Rome ⓘ founding the port of Ostia ⓘ |
| culture |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| describedBySource |
Cicero
ⓘ
Dionysius of Halicarnassus ⓘ Livy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Roman ⓘ |
| father | Marcius (son of Numa Marcius) ⓘ |
| genre | legendary ruler ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | balanced war and religion ⓘ |
| grandfather | Numa Pompilius ⓘ |
| historicity | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| house | Marcia gens ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a just and pious king in Roman tradition ⓘ |
| legalInnovation | formalization of the fetial rites for declaring war (traditional) ⓘ |
| mythology | Roman mythology ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | Ancus possibly from Latin for "bent" or "crooked" ⓘ |
| notableFor | combining religious piety with military activity ⓘ |
| notableWork | foundation of the port of Ostia ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld | fourth King of Rome ⓘ |
| predecessor | Tullus Hostilius ⓘ |
| reignEnd | traditionally 7th century BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | traditionally 7th century BC ⓘ |
| relative | Numa Pompilius ⓘ |
| religion | Roman religion ⓘ |
| sourceType | ancient historiography ⓘ |
| spouse | Unnamed wife of Ancus Marcius ⓘ |
| successor | Lucius Tarquinius Priscus ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Regal period of Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Regal period
|
| urbanDevelopment | expansion of Rome onto the Aventine Hill ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.