Trasimene

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/ 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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Trasimene

The news of the disaster of Lake Trasimene was met by Rome in a spirit worthy of her.

From The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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 Arthur Edward Romilly Boak

Here is the superb Orator from Lake Trasimene, another of Cosimo's discoveries.

From A Wanderer in Florence by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

Along the high hills standing round the shores of Lake Trasimene he posted his men one night on either side of the pass that closed the entrance.

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

He awaited the consul Flaminius by the Lake Trasimene, where the hills, retiring in a semicircle from the shore, inclose a plain entered by two narrow passes.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

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