person
Regulus
also: Regulum
M. Atilius Regulus, the consul whose return to Carthage to face death became a paragon of Roman faith.
Reading notes
- The Odes §1.12 Regulus
The consul whose return to Carthage to die became the model of Roman faith.
- The Odes §3.5 Regulus
The consul whose foresight rejected ransoming captives; he returned to torture at Carthage.