Silvius or Sylvius may refer to:

In fiction and mythology

Alba Silvius Alba Silvius (said to have reigned 1028–989 BC) was in Roman mythology the fifth king of Alba Longa. He was the son of Latinus Silvius and the father of Atys. He reigned thirty-nine years.Dionysius of Halicarnassus, i. 71 Later tradition ...

, a Roman mythology king * Aeneas Silvius, a mythological king *

Latinus Silvius Latinius Silvius (said to have reigned 1079–1028 BCDionysius of Halicarnassus ''Roman Antiquities'' 1.71) was the fourth descendant of Aeneas and fourth in the list of mythical kings of Alba Longa (according to Livy). Livy, Titus Livius credits ...

, a mythological king *

Romulus Silvius Romulus Silvius (said to have reigned 873-854 BC)Dionysius of Halicarnassus ''Roman Antiquities'' 1.71 was a descendant of Aeneas and a king of Alba Longa. Alba Longa was a city near the site of Roman Empire, Rome, founded later by Romulus, his gr ...

, a mythological king * Silvius (fictional character), a minor character in the pastoral comedy ''As You Like It'' *

Silvius (mythology) In Roman mythology, Silvius (; , also spelled Sylvius)Dionysius of Halicarnassus ''Roman Antiquities'' 1.70 or Silvius Postumus, was either the son of Aeneas and Lavinia or the son of Ascanius. He succeeded Ascanius as King of Alba Longa and reig ...

, a king of Alba in Roman mythology *

Silvius Brabo Silvius Brabo was a mythical Roman soldier and the legendary founder and namesake of the city of Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It ...

, a mythical Roman soldier *

Tiberinus Silvius Tiberinus (said to have reigned 922-914 BC) was the ninth king of Alba Longa, according to the traditional history of Rome handed down by Titus Livius. He was the successor (and probably son) of Capetus, the eighth king of Alba Longa. The Alba ...

, a mythological king

People (real)

* Sylvius of Toulouse (4th century), Gallo-Roman bishop of Toulouse and saint * Francis Sylvius (1581-1649), Flemish Catholic theologian *

Franciscus Sylvius Franciscus Sylvius (, ; born Franz de le Boë; 15 March 1614 – 19 November 1672) was a Dutch physician and scientist (chemist, physiologist and anatomist) who was an early champion of Descartes', Van Helmont's and William Harvey's work ...

(1614-1672), Dutch scientist and physician * Jacobus Sylvius (1478–1555), French anatomist * Johan Sylvius (1620–1695), Swedish painter *

Sylvius Leopold Weiss Sylvius Leopold Weiss (12 October 168716 October 1750) was a German composer and lutenist. Born in Grottkau near Breslau, the son of Johann Jacob Weiss, also a lutenist, Weiss was one of the most important and most prolific composers of lute m ...

(1687–1750), German composer and lutenist * Silvius Condpan (d. 2011), Indian National Congress politician *

Silvius Magnago Silvius Magnago (5 February 191425 May 2010) was a South Tyrolean politician who served as Chairman of the South Tyrolean People's Party from 1957 to 1991 and as Governor of South Tyrol from 1960 to 1989. Biography Magnago was born in Meran ...

(1914–2010), retired Italian politician

Other uses

* ''Silvius'' (fly), a genus of horsefly {{disambiguation, given name Masculine given names