Regillus

Rēgillus, i, m.

• A town of the Sabines, whence Appius Claudius emigrated to Rome, Liv. 2, 16 Drak.; also called Rēgilli, ōrum, m., Suet. Tib. 1.— Hence, Rēgillānus, a, um, and Rēgillensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Regillus: Claudius Appius Regillanus, Suet. Tib. 2: Claudius Regillensis, Liv. 8, 15.—
• II A small lake in Latium (the mod. Cornufelle), celebrated for the victory over the Latins gained there by the Romans under the dictator Postumius, Cic. N. D. 3, 5, 11; called also lacus Regillus, Liv. 2, 19; Plin. 33, 2, 11, § 38; and Regilli lacus, Flor. 1, 11, 2; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 16.— Hence, Rēgillensis, surname of the Postumii: M. Postumio Regillensi, Liv. 4, 49, 7: A. et L. Postumii Regillenses, id. 6, 22, 5.—
• III A Roman surname in the Aemilian gens, Cic. Att. 12, 24, 2: M. Aemilius Regillus, Liv. 24, 7 fin.; 8; 29, 11 fin.; 38.

2. Rēgillus, ī, f., I) Stadt im Lande der Sabiner, aus der Appius Klaudius nach Rom wanderte, Liv. 2, 16, 4 zw. (Müller liest Inregillus). – Nbf. Rēgillī, ōrum, m., Suet. Tib. 1, 1. – Dav. Rēgillēnsis, e, u. Rēgillānus, a, um, aus Regillus gebürtig, ein Re gillaner, wie Claudius Regillensis, Liv. 8, 15. § 5; Claudius Appius Regillanus, Suet. Tib. 2, 2. – II) ein kleiner See in Latium an der via Lavicana, bekannt durch den Sieg, den die Römer hier 496 v. Chr. über die Latiner erfochten, nach Abeken (Mittelit. S. 67) in der Gegend des h. Valle d'Isidoro, Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 11: lacus Regillus, Liv. 2, 19, 3. Plin. 33, 38: Regilli lacus, Flor. 1, 11, 2. Aur. Vict. de vir. ill. 16, 1. – Dav. Rēgillēnsis, Beiname der Postumier (weil unter dem Diktator Postumius jener Sieg errungen wurde), M. Postumius Regillensis, Liv. 4, 49, 7: A. et L. Postumii Regillenses, Liv. 6, 22, 5. – III) Beiname der gens Aemiliana, Cic. ad Att. 12, 24, 2: M. Aemilius Regillus, Liv. 24, 7, 12.

3 Rēgillus, (14) ī, m. , le lac Régille [dans le Latium] : Cic. Nat. 3, 11 || ou lacus Rēgillus Liv. 3, 20, 4.

4 Rēgillus, (13) ī, m. , surnom romain, dans la famille des Æmilius : Cic. Att. 12, 24, 2 ; Liv. 24, 7, 12.

Regillus , Aemilius.

(1) Marcus, a Roman, had been declared consul, with T. Otacilius, for B.C. 214, by the Centuria Praerogativa, and would have been elected, had not Q. Fabius Maximus, who presided at the Comitia, pointed out that there was need of generals of more experience to cope with Hannibal. Regillus died in B.C. 205, at which time he is spoken of as Flamen Martialis.

(2) Lucius, son of the preceding, was praetor in B.C. 190, when he received the command of the fleet in the war against Antiochus.