Aventinus, one of the mythical kings of Alba Longa, who was buried on the Aventine Hill later named after him. He is said to have reigned thirty-seven years, and to have been sucĀceeded by Procas, the father of Amulius. Alba Longa (in Italian sources occasionally written Albalonga) was an ancient city of Latium, in the Alban Hills founder and head of the Latin Confederation; it was destroyed by Rome around the middle of the 7th century BC. // Legendary history According to legend Alba Longa was founded by Ascanius or... The Aventine Hill is one of the seven hills that ancient Rome was built on. ... In Roman mythology, King Procas of Alba Longa was the father of Amulius and Numitor. ... In Roman mythology, Amulius was the brother of Numitor and son of Procas. ...
A portrait of Titus Livius made long after his death. ... Dionysius Halicarnassensis (of Halicarnassus), Greek historian and teacher of rhetoric, flourished during the reign of Augustus. ...