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Definition of Lake Trasimenus
1. Noun. A battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius.
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: Punic War
Geographical relationships: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lake Trasimenus
Literary usage of Lake Trasimenus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Rome: Amply Illustrated with Maps, Plans, and Engravings by Robert Fowler Leighton (1885)
"Battle of Lake Trasimenus (B. c. 217).—The Romans made great preparations for
the next campaign. Four new legions were raised, and provisions and supplies ..."
2. Lectures on the History of Rome: From the Earliest Times to the Fall of the by Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1849)
"... for according to him and Livy, Hannibal passed by Cortona, and threw himself
between the hills and lake Trasimenus, whither Flaminius followed him. ..."
3. Selections from Roman Historians edited by Lindley Richard Dean, Roy Joseph Deferrari (1916)
"The battle of Lake Trasimenus was not of his choosing, and it is reasonable to
suppose that he was marching to meet his colleague, as well as following the ..."
4. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1813)
"As Mr. Eustace passes by the lake Trasimenus, he presents us with a very distinct
and accurate verbal map of tiie scene of that memorable victory which ..."
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