Hippo Regius
Americannoun
noun
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He abandoned his secular ambitions, returned to Africa and became the bishop of the city of Hippo Regius.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
The fertile coast tract between Hippo Regius and the straits is likely to have been occupied at various points from an early period.
From History of Phoenicia by George Rawlinson
Bonifacius unsuccessfully opposes the Vandals in Africa; they besiege Hippo Regius.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
But an opposing wind brought him back, much against his will, into the harbour of Hippo Regius.
From History of the Wars, Books III and IV The Vandalic War by H. B. Dewing
Caius Laelius having arrived at Hippo Regius by night, at break of day led his soldiers and mariners in regular array to lay waste the country.
From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Titus Livius
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