Proca
Proca or Procas was a king of Alba Longa in the mythological prehistory of Rome .
He was the son of Aventinus Silvius and is said to have ruled for 23 years. Ovid tells the story in the Fasti that the five-day-old baby almost was suckled by Strigae . But he is saved by the intervention of the Cardea .
If one uses the reigns given by Dionysius of Halicarnassus with a back calculation from the traditional year of the founding of Rome , then this corresponds to the years 819 to 796 BC. He bequeathed the rule to his older son Numitor . But his younger brother Amulius drove Numitor out, killed his son and made his daughter Rhea Silvia a vestal virgin .
swell
- Augustine De civitate Dei 18, 21 .
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus Antiquitates Romanae 1, 71 .
- Ovid Metamorphoses 14, 609-621. Fasti 4 Praefatio.
- Titus Livius 1, 3 .
- Virgil Aeneid 6, 767 .
literature
- Conrad Trieber : On the criticism of Eusebios. I. The King's Table from Alba Longa. In: Hermes 29th Vol., H. 1 (1894), pp. 124-142.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ovid Fasti 6,148-168.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Aventinus Silvius |
King of Alba Longa 819 to 796 BC Chr. |
Amulius |