Battle of Lake Regillus

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The Battle of Lake Regillus was a legendary early 5th-century BC clash between the Roman Republic and the Latin forces of the exiled king Tarquinius Superbus, famed for the supposed divine intervention of the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, on Rome’s behalf.

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Battle of Lake Regillus canonical 5
The Battle of Lake Regillus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
legendary event ⓘ
aimOfOpponents restore Tarquinian monarchy in Rome ⓘ
aimOfRome prevent restoration of monarchy ⓘ
approximateDate c. 499–493 BC ⓘ
associatedWith Castor ⓘ
Dioscuri ⓘ
linked to: Dioskouroi

Pollux ⓘ
Tarquinius Superbus ⓘ
belligerent Latin League ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
combatantsType Latin League forces ⓘ
linked to: Latin League

Roman citizen army ⓘ
commandedBy Aulus Postumius Albus ⓘ
Titus Aebutius Helva ⓘ
commemoratedBy Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum ⓘ
conflictOf Roman–Latin wars ⓘ
linked to: Latin War
consequence consolidation of Roman control over Latium ⓘ
date early 5th century BC ⓘ
era early Roman Republic ⓘ
famedFor legendary appearance of the Dioscuri fighting for Rome ⓘ
supposed divine intervention of Castor and Pollux ⓘ
historicity semi-legendary ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Latin ⓘ
legacy key episode in Roman patriotic tradition ⓘ
symbol of divine favor for the Roman Republic ⓘ
linkedTo Roman foundation myths ⓘ
Roman religious tradition ⓘ
militaryType pitched battle ⓘ
notableFeature consular leadership ⓘ
integration of myth and history in Roman narrative ⓘ
opponent Tarquinius Superbus ⓘ
exiled Roman kings supporters ⓘ
opposingCommander Octavius Mamilius ⓘ
outcome Roman dominance over Latins strengthened ⓘ
partOf early Roman Republic history ⓘ
place Latium ⓘ
near Lake Regillus ⓘ
politicalContext struggle between Rome and Latin cities ⓘ
region central Italy ⓘ
relatedTo early Roman–Latin political relations ⓘ
expulsion of the Roman kings ⓘ
religiousSignificance vows and cult of the Dioscuri in Rome ⓘ
result Roman victory ⓘ
source Dionysius of Halicarnassus ⓘ
Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Temple of Castor and Pollux → mythologicalAssociation → Battle of Lake Regillus ⓘ
Octavius Mamilius → militaryConflict → Battle of Lake Regillus ⓘ
Octavius Mamilius → deathEvent → Battle of Lake Regillus ⓘ
Titus Aebutius Helva → participatedIn → Battle of Lake Regillus ⓘ
Aulus Postumius Albus → notableEvent → Battle of Lake Regillus ⓘ
Lays of Ancient Rome → hasPart → The Battle of Lake Regillus ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Lake Regillus