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The Battle of Lake Regillus was a legendary Roman victory over the Latin League shortly after the establishment of the Roman Republic. The Latins were led by an elderly Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the seventh and last King of Rome, who had been expelled in 509 BC, and his son-in-law, Octavius Mamilius, the dictator of Tusculum. The battle marked the final attempt of the Tarquins to reclaim their throne. According to legend, Castor and Pollux fought on the side of the Romans.〔Grant,'' The History of Rome'', p. 37〕 ==Background== The threat of invasion by Rome's former allies in Latium led to the appointment of Aulus Postumius Albus as dictator. The year in which the battle occurred is unclear, and has been since ancient times. Livy places the battle in 499 BC, but says some of his sources also suggest the battle occurred during Postumius' consulship in 496 BC.〔Livy, ''Ab urbe condita'', 2.19-21〕〔Sinnigen, William G and Boak, Arthur E R, A History of Rome to AD 565, 6th ed,1977, pg 46〕 The other major source for this historical period, Dionysius of Halicarnassus also places the battle in 496 BC. Modern authors have also suggested 493 BC.〔〔''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', William Smith, Editor〕〔Cornell, ''The Beginnings of Rome'', p216〕 or 489 BC.〔 Lake Regillus was located in the relic of a volcanic crater between Rome and Tusculum. The lake was drained in the fourth century BC. According to Livy, the Volsci (a neighbouring tribe to the south of Latium) had raised troops to send to the aid of the Latins against Rome, however the haste of the Roman dictator in joining battle meant that the Volscian forces did not arrive in time.〔Livy, ''Ab urbe condita'', 2.22〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Lake Regillus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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