Silvian dynasty

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The Silvian dynasty is a legendary line of kings in Roman mythology said to have ruled Alba Longa and descended from Aeneas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman mythological entity
legendary royal dynasty
associatedWithRiver Tiber NERFINISHED
connectedTo Romulus and Remus NERFINISHED
foundation myth of Rome
country Alba Longa NERFINISHED
describedIn Dionysius of Halicarnassus’ Roman Antiquities NERFINISHED
Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita NERFINISHED
Virgil’s Aeneid NERFINISHED
ethnicContext Latin people NERFINISHED
genre mythic genealogy
hasAncestralFigure Aeneas NERFINISHED
Ascanius NERFINISHED
hasFirstRuler Silvius NERFINISHED
hasGenealogicalLinkTo Julian family (via Aeneas) NERFINISHED
hasLastRuler Numitor NERFINISHED
hasMemberCognomen Silvius NERFINISHED
hasMythicFunction legitimization of Roman monarchy
hasMythicPredecessor Aeneas NERFINISHED
hasMythicSuccessor Roman Kingdom NERFINISHED
hasRuler Aeneas Silvius NERFINISHED
Agrippa Silvius NERFINISHED
Alba Silvius NERFINISHED
Amulius NERFINISHED
Atys Silvius NERFINISHED
Aventinus Silvius NERFINISHED
Capetus Silvius NERFINISHED
Capys Silvius NERFINISHED
Latinus Silvius NERFINISHED
Numitor NERFINISHED
Proca Silvius NERFINISHED
Romulus Silvius NERFINISHED
Tiberinus Silvius NERFINISHED
languageOfRecord Latin NERFINISHED
mythologicalLocation Latium NERFINISHED
namedAfter Silvius NERFINISHED
partOf Roman mythology NERFINISHED
region central Italy
religiousContext Roman religion
roleInMythology link between Trojan refugees and Roman kings
saidToBeDescendedFrom Aeneas NERFINISHED
Ascanius NERFINISHED
saidToRule Alba Longa NERFINISHED
status legendary
successionForm hereditary kingship
timeInMythology pre‑Roman period
traditionType Roman foundation legend

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Alba Longa traditionalRulers Silvian dynasty