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Trasimene
/ ˈtræzɪˌmiːn /
noun
- Lake Trasimenea 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) Also known asLake Perugia Italian nameLago Trasimeno
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It commands wide views northwards over the lakes of Chiusi and of Trasimene, and southwards towards Rome.
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Lasche—a small fish corresponding to our dace, and abundant in the Lake of Trasimene.
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Fucina has been dried up as a speculation, and Trasimene is threatened.
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The third thunderbolt of Hannibal fell at the Trasimene lake, when Flaminius was commander.
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The loss to the Carthaginians in the battle of Lake Trasimene was only fifteen hundred men.
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