Ancus Marcius
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It has gone there since 600 B.C., when King Ancus Marcius built an aqueduct.
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Ancus Marcius was the grandson of king Numa Pompilius by his daughter.
From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livius, Titus
Ancus Marcius was the grandson of King Numa Pompilius by his daughter.
From Roman History, Books I-III by Livius, Titus
Again, Tullus Hostilius, the successor of Numa, was commonly said to have been killed by lightning, but many held that he was murdered at the instigation of Ancus Marcius, who reigned after him.
From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, 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
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