Trasimene
Britishnoun
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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 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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
Giovanni Battista Dante, of Perugia, is said to have flown several times across Lake Trasimene.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
In the blue splash, to the south of the rugged and conical hill of Cortona, I recognised Trasimene, and beyond it lay Perugia.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by Levett-Yeats, S. (Sidney)
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 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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