Lucius Aemilius Regillus (fl. c. 190-189 BC) was a Roman admiral and praetor during the war with Antiochus III of Syria. // Definition According to Cicero, Praetor was a title which designated the consuls as the leaders of the armies of the state. ... Silver coin of Antiochus III Antiochus III the Great, (ruled 223 - 187 BC), younger son of Seleucus II Callinicus, became ruler of the Seleucid kingdom as a youth of about eighteen in 223 BC. (His traditional designation, the Great, stems from a misconception of Megas Basileus (Great king), the traditional...

Born to Marcus Aemilius Regillus, much of Lucius Regillus's early life and military career is unknown before being appointed commander of Roman naval forces in the Aegean Sea in 190 BC. That same year, supported by a flotilla from Rhodes, Regillus successfully defeated a Syrian fleet commanded by former Carthaginian General Hannibal Barca (his first, and subsequently last naval battle) at the Battle of Eurymedon and, after defeating a second Syrian fleet at the Battle of Myonnesus secured the Aegean Sea under the control of Rome and its Rhodian and Pergamene allies. Upon his return to Rome in 189 BC, Regillus had a temple built in honor of the lares permarini whom he had reportedly promised in return for the Roman victory. The Aegean Sea. ... Location map of Rhodes Rhodes, (Greek: Ρόδος (pron. ... Hannibal Barca (247 BC – c. ... Battle of the Eurymedon Conflict Persian Wars Date c. ...

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• Broughton, T.R.S. and M.L. Patterson. The Magestrates of the Roman Republic. London, 1951-60.