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

In 1830, he wrote: "Which was the greatest benefactor, he who gained the battles of Cannae and Trasimene or the nameless poor who first hammered out for himself an iron spade?"

From Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 by Baring, Evelyn

The story is told by an aged veteran of the first Punic War to a descendant of Regulus, who has fled wounded from the rout of Trasimene.

From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Butler, Harold Edgeworth

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

Flaminius, Caius, a Roman tribune and consul, who constructed the Flaminian Way; perished at Lake Trasimene, where he was defeated by Hannibal in the Second Punic War, 217 B.C.

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

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