This Saturn reigned thirty-four years in Italy,
and after him reigned Picus his son thirty-one years; and after Picus
reigned Faunus his son twenty-nine years, and was slain by his people.
The two sons of Faunus were Lavinus and Latinus. This Lavinus built
the city of Lavina. And Lavinus reigned but a short time; and when he
was dead the kingdom was left to Latinus, which changed the name of
the city of Lavina to Laurentia, because on the chief tower thereof
there grew a great laurel tree. The said Latinus reigned thirty-two
years, and was very wise; and he much bettered the Latin tongue. This
King Latinus had only one most beautiful daughter called Lavinia, who
by her mother had been promised in marriage to a king of Tuscany,
named Turnus, of the city of Ardea, now Cortona. Tuscany was the name
of the country and province, because there were the first sacrifices
offered to the gods, with the fumes of incense called _tuscio_. Aeneas
having arrived in the country, sought peace with the King Latinus, and
that he might dwell there; by the said Latinus he was received
graciously, and not only had leave of him to inhabit the country, but
also had the promise of his daughter Lavinia to wife, since the
command of the gods was that they should marry her to a stranger, and
not to a man of the country. For which cause, and to secure the
heritage of King Latinus, great battles arose, for a long time,
between Aeneas and Turnus and them of Laurentia, and the said Turnus
slew in battle the great and strong giant, Pallas, son of Evander,
king of the seven hills, where to-day is Rome, who had come in aid of
Aeneas; and on the same account died, by the hand of Aeneas, the virgin
Camilla, who was marvellous in arms. In the end, Aeneas, being victor
in the last battle, and Turnus being slain by his hand, took Lavinia
to wife, who loved Aeneas much, and Aeneas her; and he had the half of
the kingdom of King Latinus. And, after the death of King Latinus, who
lived but a short time longer, Aeneas was lord over all.

[Sidenote: Inf. ii. 13.]

[Sidenote: Par. vi. 40-42. Convivio iv. 5: 80-97.]

Sec. 24.--_How Julius Ascanius, son of Aeneas, was king after him, and
of the kings and lords who descended from him._ Sec. 25.--_How Silvius,
second son of Aeneas, was king after Ascanius, and how from him
descended the kings of the Latins, of Alba, and of Rome._ Sec.
26.--_How Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome._ Sec. 27.--_How
Numa Pompi