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 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 Sylvius of Toulouse (Silvius, ) was bishop of Toulouse from 360 AD to 400 AD. He was succeeded by Exuperius Exuperius (also Exsuperius) () (died c. 410) was Bishop of Toulouse at the beginning of the 5th century. Life His place and date of bi ...

(4th century), Gallo-Roman bishop of Toulouse and saint *

Francis Sylvius Francis Sylvius (1581, in Braine-le-Comte, Hainault, now in Belgium – 22 February 1649, at Douai) was a Flemish Roman Catholic theologian. Life After completing his course of humanities at Mons, he studied philosophy at the Catholic Univ ...

(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 Jacques Dubois ( Latinised as Jacobus Sylvius; 1478 – 14 January 1555) was a French anatomist. Dubois was the first to describe venous valves, although their function was later discovered by William Harvey. He was the brother of Franciscus Sy ...

(1478–1555), French anatomist *

Johan Sylvius Johan Sylvius (probably 1620 – March 1695) was a Sweden, Swedish painter. Early life He was probably born in Sweden, and possibly died at Drottningholm Palace, in Lovön parish, Stockholm county. Sylvius spent much of his youth and manhood ...

(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 Shri Silvius Condpan, a politician from the Indian National Congress party, was a Member of the Parliament of India representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. The Rajya Sabha vacancy caused by his demise ha ...

(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