Talk:Ascanius

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Aeneas escaped...:

Probably it is meant that Ascanius escaped.... Andres 17:54, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)

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Italian wars links to wars that began in 1494. Andres 17:54, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)

November 21, 2006 This is a direct quote from Livy's work, "After him Silvius, son of Ascanius, born by some accident in the woods, became king. He was the father of Æneas Silvius, who afterward begot Latinus Silvius." The tree at the bottom of the article is a little mixed on this. Sure, Livy says that there is confusion about which Ascanius is from Troy and which is from Aeneas' union with Lavinia, but he goes on to say that those succeeded the throne went from father to son and not half-brother to half-brother. JJones

He was also legendary forefather of the Ascanian ducal family of Anhalt.