Marcus Atilius Regulus, Roman consul and general, died 250 BC.
Regulus is tortured and executed by the Carthaginians (250 BC, during the First Punic War 264-241 BC).
"Regulus".
Painting, 1828/1837, by William Turner (1775-1851).
Oil on canvas, 91 × 124 cm.
London, Tate Britain.