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.

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Ancus Marcius canonical 3

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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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Roman Kingdom hasKing Ancus Marcius
Tullus Hostilius successor Ancus Marcius
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus predecessor Ancus Marcius