Ancus Marcius

ANCUS MARCIUS, fourth King of Rome; grandson of Numa Pompilius, and immediate successor to Tullus Hostilius. Ancus was the son of Marcius, chief pontiff under Numa, and of Pompilia, Numa 's daughter. He was a brave and victorious warrior; revived the ceremonies for sacred worship which Numa instituted, but which had been neglected, and did much for the embellishment, the health, and the security of Rome. His reign is said to have lasted 24 years, during which the town of Ostia, at the mouth of the Tiber, was founded, and became the seaport of Rome.