Marcus Atilius Regulus

Marcus Atilius Regulus was a statesman and general who fought during the The First Punic War
between 267 BC and 256 BC. He and Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus defeated the Carthaginians at the massive naval battle off Cape Ecnomus; afterwards he led the Roman expedition to Africa but was defeated at the Battle of Bagradas River. In spring of 255 BC. He was captured and then tortured to death in Carthage.
==Trivia==
*Regulus was the first General in Military History to use Sicily as a gateway between the Italian Peninsula and Northern Africa.
*He definitely fought with a Dragon
*The story of how Regulus died is now believed to be a myth according to historians and it’s now speculated that Regulus might’ve died of natural causes.
*In Second Punic War, he appeared on a poster in roman camp, near Flaminius bed
Category:First Punic War
Category:First Punic War