In Roman mythology, the son of Aeneas and founder of the city of Alba Longa, also known as Iulus; a figure appearing in Virgil's Aeneid.
A Latin proper name from ancient Roman literature, ultimately derived from the place name Ascania. Ascanius is the legendary ancestor of the Roman people in Virgil's epic narrative of Rome's founding.
Ascanius is Rome's mythical grandfather—according to Virgil's Aeneid, his father Aeneas brought him from Troy, and Ascanius went on to found Alba Longa, the city that led to Rome itself, making him a crucial link in Rome's origin story!
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