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Kings of the Latins of the Trojan or Silvian rate.
- 1 Aeneas,* 1.1 the sonne of Anchises, and Husband of Lavinia, slain in his wars against Mezen∣tius King of the Tuscans or Hetrurians, as before is said. 3.
- 2 Ascanius,* 1.2 the sonne of Aeneas by Creusa his former Wife, for fear of whom Lavinia be∣ing great with child, fled into a Wood, and was there delivered of a son called Silvius. He removed the Seat Royall from Lavinium to Longa Alba, a City of his own buil∣ding. 38.
- 3 Silvius Posthumus,* 1.3 the sonne of Aeneas by Lavinia, preferred unto the Kingdom by the love of the people before Iulus the sonne of Ascanius (the founder of the Julian family) from whom all the Kings of this Race had the name of Silvii; Iulus being honoured with the chief Priesthood (an office next in dignity to that of the King) which he trans∣lated afterwards unto his Posterity. 29.
- 4 Aeneas Silvius.* 1.4 31.
- 5 Latinus Silvius.* 1.5 50.
- 6 Alba Silvius,* 1.6 so called because of his beautifying and repairing the City Alba, then in some decay. 39.
- 7 Capetus Silvius.* 1.7 24.
- 8 Capys Silvius,* 1.8 said to be the founder of the Citie of Capua; which shewes that he ex∣tended his dominion further than the Province of Latium. 28.
- 9 Capetus Silvius.* 1.9 13.
- 10 Tiberinus Silvius,* 1.10 from whom the River Tiber derives that name, being formerly called Albula. 8.
- 11 Agrippa Silvius.* 1.11 40.
- 12 Alladius Silvius,* 1.12 who to make himself the more terrible to his subjects, studied a way to imitate the Thunder, but was killed at last by a reall Thunder-clap from Heaven. 19.
- 13 Aventinus Silvius,* 1.13 vvho gave name to the Hill Aventine. 37.
- 14 Procas Silvius.* 1.14 23.
- 15 Amulius Silvius,* 1.15 the younger sonne of Procas, setting aside his Brother Numitor, ob∣tained the Kingdom for himself; slain at last by Rom••lus, and Numitor setled in the Throne. 42.
- 16 Numitor,* 1.16 the 21 King from Janus, and the last King of the Latins, restored by Romulus to the Throne; and after the short reign of one year onely, deprived by him both of life and Kingdom. After whose death the Latins, or Albans, had no more Kings, but kept themselves as a Free-estate till subdued to Rome. 1.
Concerning this it is to be understood, that Amulius having chased his elder brother Numitor out of the Country, and possessed himself of the Throne, caused his brothers daughter Rhea (for preventing any issue by her) to be shut up in the Temple of Vesta. Where she proving the mother of two sonnes, was according to the Law buried quick, and her children by the cruel Tyrant cast out to be devoured of wild Beasts. They were found by Faustulus the Kings Shepheard, nurst by his Wife, for her infamous life called Lupa (whence came the Fable, that they were suckled by a Wolf) and being grown to mans estate, slew the Tyrant Amulius, placing their Grandfather Numitor in the Royall Throne, whom not long after they deprived both of life and kingdom. Of these, the eldest was named Romulus. and the younger Rhemus, who leaving Alba to the short possession of their Grandfather Numitor, layd the foundation of the most famous City of Rome: which Romulus first hanselled with the blood of his Brother Rhemus, who had disdainfully leapt over the walls of his new City. This City he made an Asylum, or place of Refuge for all commers, of what desperate estate soever, and having ranked them into order, made himself their King A people of so base a nature, that their neighbours refused to give them any of their daughters in mariage: So they were destitute of Wives, and consequently not like to continue a people long; till on a proclamation made of some plaies and pastimes, many of the Sabine women flocked thither to behold the sports; whom the Romans seized on, and forced an unwilling consent from them to become their Wives. From such a base and low beginning did this City rise to be the Empress of the World.