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 Aeneas Silvius (said to have reigned 1110-1079 BC) was third in the list of the mythical kings of Alba Longa in Latium, succeeding his father Silvius. The Silvii regarded him as the founder of their house. Dionysius of Halicarnassus ascribes t ...

, 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) ''As You Like It'' is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 (the ...

, 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, a mythical Roman soldier * Tiberinus Silvius, 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 (1614-1672), Dutch scientist and physician * Jacobus Sylvius (1478–1555), French anatomist * Johan Sylvius (1620–1695), Swedish painter * Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750), German composer and lutenist * Silvius Condpan (d. 2011), Indian National Congress politician * Silvius Magnago (1914–2010), retired Italian politician

Other uses

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