Ancus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Ancus (Marcius), i, m. [v. ango] (prop.

a servant , as bending, crouching; hence = ancus Martius = θεράπων Ἄρεως, servant of Mars ), the fourth king of Rome , A.U.C. 116-140, said to have been the grandson of Numa by Pompilia, Cic. Rep. 2, 18, 33; 2, 3, 5; Varr. Fragm. p. 241 Bip.; Liv. 1, 32 sqq.; Verg. A. 6, 815; Hor. C. 4, 7, 15; Ov. F. 6, 803 al.

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

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