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The Atilii Reguli were a plebeian family. This Regulus was the brother of the Gaius Atilius Regulus who was consul in 257 and 250 BC. [18] With a wife named Marcia, he had at least one son, also named Marcus, who later became consul in 227 and 217 BC before also being elected censor in 214 BC.
The Roman fleet of 330 warships plus an unknown number of transports sailed from Ostia, the port of Rome, in early 256 BC, jointly commanded by both consuls for the year, Marcus Atilius Regulus and Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus. [34] They embarked approximately 26,000 legionaries from the Roman forces on Sicily.
Marcus Atilius Regulus (fl. 227–214 BC) was a Roman politician and statesman. He was consul in 227 and 217 BC and later censor in 214 BC. He was the son of his homonymous father who was consul in 267 and 256 BC. [1] He was first elected consul in 227 BC; nothing is known of this first consulship.
Gaius Atilius M. f. M. n. Regulus, surnamed Serranus, consul in 257 and 250 BC. Marcus Atilius M. f. M. n. Regulus, consul in 227 and 217 BC, and censor in 214. Marcus Atilius (M. f. M. n) Regulus, perhaps praetor in 212 BC, though the position may have instead been held by a Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.
The Roman fleet of 330 warships plus an unknown number of transport ships [32] sailed from Ostia, the port of Rome, in early 256 BC, commanded by the consuls for the year, Marcus Atilius Regulus and Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus. [33] They embarked approximately 26,000 picked legionaries from the Roman forces on Sicily.
The Roman fleet of 330 warships plus an unknown number of transport ships [46] sailed from Ostia, the port of Rome, in early 256 BC, commanded by the consuls for the year, Marcus Atilius Regulus and Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus. [47] They embarked approximately 26,000 picked legionaries from the Roman forces on Sicily.
Marcus Atilius Regulus Lucius Manlius Vulso: Hamilcar Hanno: Strength; 330 ships 138,600 [1] –140,000 crew and marines: 350 ships 147,000 [2] –150,000 crew and marines: Casualties and losses; 24 ships sunk 10,000 men killed: 30 ships sunk 64 ships captured 30,000–40,000 men killed or captured
Regulus is an oil painting by English artist J. M. W. Turner, initially painted in 1828, and now in Tate Britain, London.It depicts the legend of Roman consul Marcus Atilius Regulus' death, in which he was captured by Carthaginian forces and eventually executed after being blinded by the Sun.