Ancus

And he was not perfect in his arm, for he was maimed at the joint (or bend), whence he got the title Ancus (bent arm).

Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form Cassius Dio

Ancus, so gifted by nature that he was able to use peace and endure war.

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The death of Tarquinius Priscus caused by the sons of Ancus, and the death of Servius Tullus caused by Tarquinius Superbus, shows how difficult and perilous it is to despoil one of a Kingdom, and leave him alive, even though he should seek to win him over to himself by benefits.

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Hostilius for the kingdom, and being disappointed of the election, in discontent killed himself; his son Marcius, however, who had married Pompilia, continuing at Rome, was the father of Ancus

The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003

Nor could he believe that the sons of Ancus could have so much resentment that they would not be content with him [as ruler], of whom all Rome was content.

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Ancus immediately hurtled straight across the bar and threw himself into his mother's arms with a piteous cry.

A Body In The Bath House Davis, Lindsey 2001

Marius, Cloelia and Ancus stood in a solemn line together; they seemed to be calmly waving us goodbye.

A Body In The Bath House Davis, Lindsey 2001

Ancus was holding his brother's oversized puppy; Nux, my own dog, slunk past ignoring her offspring as usual, then waited for me snootily as I took stock of the children.

A Body In The Bath House Davis, Lindsey 2001

The two girls and Ancus, the nervous one, were clinging together in a group on the pavement, opposite where they lived.

A Body In The Bath House Davis, Lindsey 2001

Carrying Ancus, she stepped towards the others and pointed to Petronius.

A Body In The Bath House Davis, Lindsey 2001