Iulus
Britishnoun
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Roman myth another name for Ascanius
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Roman myth the son of Ascanius, founder of the Julian gens or clan
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It was a great mistake to make Dido and Iulus contemporaries; a great mistake to represent angels employing gunpowder for the suppression of Lucifer's insurrection; a great mistake to talk of the clock having struck in the time of Julius Cæsar.
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The Trojans, headed by young Iulus, Æneas’ son, defended themselves with their usual courage; but, seeing the enemy would soon overpower them, they dispatched Nisus and Euryalus, two of their number, to warn Æneas of their danger, and entreat him to hasten up with his reënforcements.
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Daughter of Latin shepherd; her stag was wounded by Iulus, 373.
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Tradition tells us further that �neas had a son, Ascanius, sometimes called Parvus Iulus, or little Juli, who subsequently left Lavinium, and built Alba Longa—a sort of classical long acre—in that desirable neighbourhood known as the Alban Mount, which, from its becoming subsequently the most fashionable part of the city, may deserve the name of the Roman Albany.
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The family of Julii, made illustrious by Julius Cæsar, claimed descent from Iulus, grandson of Æneas.
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