Alban kings

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The Alban kings were the legendary monarchs of Alba Longa in ancient Latium, regarded in Roman tradition as the royal line from which Rome’s founders, including Romulus, ultimately descended.

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Alban kings canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman legendary figures
legendary monarchs
mythological rulers
associatedEthnicGroup Latins
associatedPlace Alban Hills
Alban Mount
associatedWithDeity Jupiter Latiaris
culture Roman
dynasticAncestorOf Remus
Roman kings of the Regal period
Romulus
followsDynasty Trojan royal line of Aeneas
hasNotableMember Aeneas Silvius
Agrippa
linked to: Agrippa Silvius

Alba
Amulius
Ascanius
Atys
Aventinus
Capetus
Capys
Iulus
Latinus Silvius
Numitor
Proca
Romulus Silvius
Silvius
Tiberinus
hasRole ancestors of Roman people
dynastic predecessors of Roman kings
royal line of Alba Longa
languageOfTradition Latin
linkedMyth foundation of Rome
locatedIn Alba Longa
Latium
ancient Italy
partOf Roman foundation myths
Roman tradition
politicalForm monarchy
precedesDynasty Roman kings
regardedAs intermediate dynasty between Aeneas and Romulus
royal line from which Remus descended
royal line from which Romulus descended
religiousContext Roman state religion
sourceText Dionysius of Halicarnassus’ Roman Antiquities
Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita
Ovid’s Fasti
linked to: Ovid's Fasti

Virgil’s Aeneid
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid
status legendary rather than historical
timePeriod mythic prehistory of Rome

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Amulius dynasty Alban kings
Alba Longa associatedWith Alban kings
Alba Longa traditionalRulers Alban kings
Procas dynasty Alban kings