Noun
an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
Source: WordNetGenseric offered battle instead, and Bonifacius was besieged at Hippo Regius in Numidia by the sea. Source: Internet
Some time in the summer of 432, Genseric soundly defeated the joint forces of both Bonifacius and Aspar, which enabled him to seize Hippo Regius unopposed. Source: Internet
In 430 St. Augustine died at Hippo Regius while the Vandals besieged the city. Source: Internet