Trasimene

British  

/ ˈtræzɪˌmiːn /

noun

1. Italian name: Lago Trasimeno.  Also known as: Lake Perugia.  a lake in central Italy, in Umbria: the largest lake in central Italy; scene of Hannibal's victory over the Romans in 217 _bc . Area: 128 sq km (49 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Trasimene Lake, a historic lake of Italy; lies amid hills between the towns Cortona and Perugia; shallow and reedy, 10 m. long; associated with Hannibal's memorable victory over the Romans 217 B.C.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

C. Flaminius, tribune, censor, killed at Trasimene Lake, 81; defies the Senate, 106; and the reform of the Centuries, 109.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

With an effort she rallied, her arms again tightened in their clasp, and we sped down the long slope which led to Trasimene, Castor stretching himself like a greyhound.

From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by Levett-Yeats, S. (Sidney)

Along the high hills standing round the shores of Lake Trasimene he posted his men one night on either side of the pass that closed the entrance.

From Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men by Hamilton, Mary Agnes

Fresh outbreak of religio after battle of Trasimene; lectisternium of 216, without distinction of Greek and Roman deities; importance of this.

From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by Fowler, W. Warde