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Ancus Marcius

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legendary fourth king of Rome

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Ancus Marcius was a male politician and King of Rome. Born in 675 BCE, he was a citizen of Ancient Rome and belonged to the Marcia gens. His father was Numa Marcius. He spoke Latin and is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, History of Rome, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

Marcius died in 616 BCE in Rome. He is referenced by 287 other encyclopedia articles.

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Ancus Marcius ( Classical Latin: [ˈaŋkʊs ˈmaːrkiʊs]) was the legendary fourth king of Rome, who traditionally reigned 24 years. Upon the death of the previous king, Tullus Hostilius, the Roman Senate appointed an interrex, who in turn called a session of the assembly of the people who elected the new king. Ancus is said to have ruled by waging war as Romulus did, while also promoting peace and religion as Numa Pompilius did.

Ancus Marcius was believed by many Romans to have been the namesake of the Marcii, a plebeian family.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ancus Marcius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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