Regillus, Lake

Regillus, Lake rĭjĭlˈəs [key], in ancient Latium, SE of Rome, possibly near Frascati. Traditionally it was the scene of a battle (499 or 496 b.c.) by which Rome gained supremacy in Latium.

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