Rēgium (Rhēg-) (Rheg (Lĕpĭdi), ĭi, n.
I A city in Gallia Cisalpina, on the Via Aemilia, now Reggio , Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 9, 2; 12, 5, 2; Inscr. Orell. 78 and 3983.— Hence, Rēgĭenses , ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Regium , Cic. Fam. 13, 7, 4; Inscr. Orell. 4133.—
II A city in the southern part of Calabria on the Sicilian strait , now Reggio , Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 33, §§ 55, 56; 2, 4, 60, § 135; Sall. J. 28, 6; Liv. 23, 30, 9; Tac. A. 1, 53 (called Region, Ov. M. 14, 48).
III —Hence, Rēgīnus ( Rhēg- ), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Regium : litora, Sil. 13, 94: ager, Cic. Phil. 1, 3, 7: municipes, id. ib. 1, 3, § 8.—Hence, as subst.
I Plur. : Rēgīni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Regium , Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 11 fin. ; 2, 5, 18 fin. ; id. Att. 15, 7, 1.—
II Sing. : Rēgīnus , i, m., a Roman name , a commander on the southern coast , A. U. C. 705, Cic. Att. 10, 12, 1.