Atys (King of Alba Longa) explained

In Roman mythology, Atys (said to have reigned 989-963 BC)[1] was a descendant of Alba and the sixth king of Alba Longa. Geoffrey of Monmouth asserted in his Historia Regum Britanniae that Silvius (whom he calls "Silvius Epitus") succeeded Alba at the same time that Solomon began to build the Temple in Jerusalem, and king Leil of Britain founded Carlisle.[2] The king is thought to be the Ancestor of Atia gens.[3]

Notes and References

  1. [Dionysius of Halicarnassus]
  2. Book: Geoffrey of Monmouth . Geoffrey of Monmouth . Reeve . Michael D. . Wright . Neil . 2007 . The History of the Kings of Britain . Arthurian Studies, 69 . Woodbridge . Boydell Press . 36–37 . 9781843834410 . 14 October 2022 .
  3. Virgil,Aeneid,Book 5, "Alter Atys, genus unde Attî duxere Latini : Parvus Atys, pueroque puer dilectus lülo "

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