Flaminius

[ fluh-min-ee-uhs ]

noun

1. Ga·ius [gey, -, uh, s], died 217 b.c., Roman statesman and general who was defeated by Hannibal.

Flaminius

/ fləˈmɪnɪəs /

noun

1. FlaminiusGaius217 bcMRomanPOLITICS: statesmanMILITARY: general Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs). died 217 bc , Roman statesman and general: built the Flaminian Way; defeated by Hannibal at Trasimene (217)

Example Sentences

"That is what Flaminius stands for," resumed Lucius after a moment of silence.

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Was not the lesson of Flaminius enough for these drinkers of vinegar-water?

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Titus Quinctius Flaminius commanded in Greece for four years, first as consul and then as proconsul.

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But he had crossed the mountains and marched right past Flaminius, who was not strong enough to attack him, on the road to Rome.

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Fifteen thousand men perished, among them Flaminius himself, who died fighting.

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