Ancus Marcius
Americannoun
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It has gone there since 600 B.C., when King Ancus Marcius built an aqueduct.
From Time Magazine Archive
He took the name of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, and gained the favor both of Ancus Marcius and the people.
From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir
His son Marcius, who married Pompilia, remained in Rome, and became the father of Ancus Marcius, who was king after Tullus Hostilius, and who was only five years old when Numa died.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey
Ancus Marcius was the grandson of King Numa Pompilius by his daughter.
From Roman History, Books I-III by Livius, Titus
"You never did see Ancus Marcius, that's all brag," cried a voice that sounded full of irritation and even nervous exhaustion.
From The Possessed (The Devils) by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
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