Flaminius
Americannoun
noun
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This was done on purpose to lure Flaminius on; for Hannibal knew that he longed to fight before the other consul, Servilius, could join him with his army and share the glory.
From Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men by Hamilton, Mary Agnes
He pretended that he wished to parley with the authorities; but, when the citizens were waiting to see what would take place, they found the place itself quietly taken by Flaminius.
From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?
Flaminius, laying aside the character of the warrior, proceeded to Greece as a tourist; and, though in private life he was as gentle as a lamb, he was everywhere received as a lion.
From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?
But he had crossed the mountains and marched right past Flaminius, who was not strong enough to attack him, on the road to Rome.
From Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men by Hamilton, Mary Agnes
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
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