Gaius Atilius Regulus (consul 257 BC)
Gaius Atilius Regulus (fl. 257–250 BC) was a Roman Republican consul who twice held the consulship in the middle of the 3rd century (257, 250) BC. He seems not to be closely related to M. Atilius M.f L.n. Regulus, for the grandfather of Regulus Serranus was named Marcus. Most likely the grandfathers were brothers and the successive consuls of 257 and 256 were second cousins.
Career
Gaius Atilius M.f. M.n Regulus Serranus was consul for the first time in 257 BC, with the patrician
Lipara and Melite, which he laid waste with fire and sword. On his return to Rome, he received the honour of a naval triumph.[1]
Atilius was consul a second time in 250, with his patrician colleague being
Lilybaeum, the most important Carthaginian possession in Sicily, but they were foiled in their attempts to carry the place by storm and, after losing a great number of men, were obliged to turn the siege into a blockade.[2]
References
Sources
- William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 1870, "G. Atilius M. f. M. n. Regulus Serranus"
- William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 1870, "Serranus"
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Regulus (4)". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 3. p. 644.