Flamininus

British  

/ ˌflæmɪˈnaɪnəs /

noun

1. Titus Quinctius (ˈtaɪtəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?230–?174 _bc , Roman general and statesman: defeated Macedonia (197) and proclaimed the independence of the Greek states (196)

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Example Sentences

L. Flamininus, the brother of the conqueror of Philip, and Consul in B.C.

From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir

The Roman legions gained an easy victory over the once formidable Macedonian phalanx: 8000 Macedonians were killed and 5000 taken prisoners, while Flamininus lost only 700 men.

From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir

It was: in all ages, from the time of the Roman Consul Flamininus onwards, there have been found Greeks loving liberators more than liberty.

From Greece and the Allies 1914-1922 by Abbott, G. F. (George Frederick)

The Achaean Confederacy was won over to the side of Rome, and Flamininus succeeded in forcing Philip to evacuate his position in Epirus and to withdraw into Thessaly.

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

The chief patrons of Hellenism were men of the type of Scipio Africanus the Elder; notably Titus Flamininus, Aemilius Paulus and Scipio Aemilianus, at whose house gathered the leading intellectuals of the day.

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