Atys (son of Alba)
Atys is a descendant of Aeneas and the sixth king of Alba Longa in Roman mythology .
His predecessor was his father Alba Silvius . There are various details about his name. Atys appears in Livy's list of kings , with Ovid the successor of Alba Silvius is Epitus , with Diodorus Epitus Silva and with Dionysius of Halicarnassus he is called Kapetos . The latter is probably a transcription error, since the name of the eighth king is also Capetus ( Kalpetus in Dionysius of Halicarnassus).
According to legendary lore, he ruled for 26 years. If one takes the reigns given by Dionysius of Halicarnassus as a basis with a back calculation from the traditional year of the founding of Rome , this corresponds to the years 991 to 965 BC. His successor was Capys .
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- Livy , Ab urbe condita 1,3.
- Ovid , Metamorphoses 14,609-621. Fasti 4 Praefatio.
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus , Antiquitates Romanae 1,71.
literature
- Conrad Trieber : On the criticism of Eusebios. I. The King's Table from Alba Longa. In: Hermes . Volume 29, Issue 1 (1894), pp. 124-142 ( online ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to the list of Titus Livius .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alba Silvius |
King of Alba Longa 991 to 965 BC Chr. |
Capys |