proper nounSilvĭusSILVIVS☆ KeepMeaningthe name of several kings ofLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879SILVIUSLEWIS & SHORTSILVIUSSilvĭus, ii, m., I. the name of several kings of Alba Longa, Liv. 1, 3; Verg. A. 6, 769; Ov. M. 14, 610.—Hence the fem. Silvia; v. 1. Rhea.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologySilviusSilvius. the son of Ascanius, is said to have been so called because he was born in a wood. All the succeeding kings of Alba bore the cognomen Silvius…