romulus silvius (said to have reigned 873-854 bc) was a descendant of aeneas and a king of alba longa. alba longa was a city near the site of rome, founded later by romulus, his great-great-great-grandson in 753 bc. he was also known as aremulus or alladius. romulus silvius is said to have been a wicked ruler and pretended to know how to make thunder in order to frighten his subjects into worshiping him as a god. he perished in a thunderstorm with excessive rain.