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

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 Hamilton, Mary Agnes

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

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

The loss to the Carthaginians in the battle of Lake Trasimene was only fifteen hundred men.

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

The third thunderbolt of Hannibal fell at the Trasimene lake, when Flaminius was commander.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

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