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  2. Marcus Atilius Regulus (consul 267 BC) - Wikipedia

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    Marcus Atilius Regulus (fl. 267 – 255 BC) was a Roman statesman and general who was a consul of the Roman Republic in 267 BC and 256 BC. Much of his career was spent fighting the Carthaginians during the first Punic War .

  3. Royal stars - Wikipedia

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    Regulus was seen as the main star because it was in the constellation of Leo, giving it the power of the lion, signifying the strength of kings with large implications. [ 5 ] The constellations of the royal stars were said to be fixed because their positions were close to the four fixed points of the sun's path. [ 5 ]

  4. Regulus - Wikipedia

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    Regulus is the brightest object in the constellation Leo and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation designated α Leonis, which is Latinized to Alpha Leonis, and abbreviated Alpha Leo or α Leo. Regulus appears singular, but is actually a quadruple star system composed of four stars that are organized into two ...

  5. Leo (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    Regulus, designated Alpha Leonis, is a blue-white main-sequence star of magnitude 1.34, 77.5 light-years from Earth. It is a double star divisible in binoculars, with a secondary of magnitude 7.7. Its traditional name (Regulus) means "the little king". Beta Leonis, called Denebola, is at the opposite end of the constellation to Regulus. It is a ...

  6. List of Nakshatras - Wikipedia

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    Regulus: Lord: Ketu (south lunar node) Symbol : Royal Throne; Deity : Pitrs, 'The Fathers', family ancestors; Indian zodiac: 0° - 13°20' Simha; Western zodiac 23°46 Leo - 7°06' Virgo; 11 Pūrva Phalgunī - पूर्व फाल्गुनी "first reddish one" δ "Zosma" and θ "Chertan" Leonis: Lord: Shukra (Venus)

  7. Gaius Atilius Regulus (consul 257 BC) - Wikipedia

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    Gaius Atilius Regulus (fl. 257–250 BC) was a Roman Republican consul who twice held the consulship in the middle of the 3rd century (257, 250) BC. He seems not to be closely related to M. Atilius M.f L.n. Regulus, for the grandfather of Regulus Serranus was named Marcus.

  8. Goldcrest - Wikipedia

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    The goldcrest (Regulus regulus) is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family. Its colourful golden crest feathers, as well as being called the "king of the birds" in European folklore, gives rise to its English and scientific names.

  9. Fides (deity) - Wikipedia

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    The Temple of Fides on the Capitoline Hill [1] was associated with the Fides Publica or Fides Publica Populi Romani. [8] Dedicated by Aulus Atilius Calatinus, [when?] and restored by Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, the structure was surrounded by a display of bronze tables of laws and treaties, and was occasionally used for Senate meetings.