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In Greek and Roman mythology, Ascanius was a son of Aeneas
and Creusa. After the Trojan War,
Aeneas escaped to Latium in Italy with his
father and fought in the Italian Wars. Virgil's Aeneid says he had a role in the founding of Rome as the first king of Alba
Longa.
He was also called Iulus or Julus. From this name comes the Gens Julia, the
Julian family to which Julius Caesar belonged.
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