Flaminius

American  

[fluh-min-ee-uhs] / fləˈmɪn i əs /

noun

1. Gaius died 217 b.c., Roman statesman and general who was defeated by Hannibal.

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Flaminius British  

/ fləˈmɪnɪəs /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

At some time subsequent to the creation of these last two tribes, very probably in the censorship of Flaminius in 220 B. C., a change was made in the organization of the centuriate assembly.

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

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

The Trent Commissioners themselves prepared editions of certain prohibited authors, such as Clarius and Flaminius; Guicciardini was suffered to appear with retrenchments; and the famous revision of Boccaccio was carried out in 1573.

From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

The Courtesan and Berecinthius cannot be said to have added to the gaiety of nations; of the other characters Flaminius alone has individuality.

From Philip Massinger by Cruickshank, A. H.

Fifteen years before Hannibal’s invasion, Flaminius had brought in a Bill intended to help the poorer Romans by making land settlements for small cultivators in the north.

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