1000 Classical Characters Briefly Described

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Regillus

A small lake in Latium, famous as being the scene of a great Roman victory, which forms the subject of a fine poem by Lord Macaulay, called The Battle of the Lake Regillus, included in his Lays of Ancient Rome. Regulus, M. Attilius. A consul during the first Punic war. He reduced Brundusium, and in his second consulship he captured a great portion of the Carthaginian fleet. After further successes he was taken prisoner by the Carthaginians, who put him to death with refined tortures.

Remi or Rhemi. One of the most powerful people in Gallia Belgica. Rha (Volga). A great river of Asia.

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