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Marcus Atilius Regulus (fl. 267 – 255 BC) was a Roman statesman and general who was a consul of the Roman Republic in 267 BC and 256 BC. Much of his career was spent fighting the Carthaginians during the first Punic War .
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.
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.
Regulus was left with 40 ships, 15,000 infantry and 500 cavalry to overwinter in Africa. [47] [48] [49] Regulus was an experienced military commander, having been consul in 267 BC, when he was awarded a triumph for his victory against the Salentini. [50] [note 3] His orders were to weaken the Carthaginian army pending reinforcement in the spring.
The scene depicts the departure from Rome of Regulus a consul and general of the Roman Republic. Taken prisoner by Carthage during the First Punic War he was released on parole during the negotiations for peace. Realising that Rome intended to violate the peace terms, he chose as a matter of honour to return to Carthage to face a certain ...
Xanthippus (Ancient Greek: Ξάνθιππος) of Lacedaemon, or of Carthage, was a Spartan mercenary general employed by Carthage during the First Punic War.He led the Carthaginian army to considerable success, compared to previous failure, against the Roman Republic during the course of the war, training the army to a professional standard before defeating the Romans at the Battle of Tunis ...
It was expected he would achieve this by raids and by encouraging Carthage's rebellious subject territories, but consuls had wide discretion. [45] Regulus chose to take his relatively small force and strike inland. [49] He advanced on the city of Adys (modern Uthina), only 60 kilometres (40 mi) south-east of Carthage, and besieged it. [50]
The Carthaginian fleet fell back to home waters, where it prepared to fight again. Its commanders were unable to predict the Roman landing point and were on the western side of Cape Bon when the Romans under Regulus successfully landed on the east at Aspis (modern Kelibia) and besieged it. [70] Manlius returned to Rome and celebrated a triumph ...