The Battle of Lake Trasimene was fought when a Carthaginian force under Hannibal Barca ambushed a Roman army commanded by Gaius Flaminius on 21 June 217 BC...
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referred to as Trasimene (/ˈtræzɪmiːn/ TRAZ-im-een) or Thrasimene in English, is a lake in the province of Perugia, in the Umbria region of Italy on the...
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Maharbal (category Carthaginian commanders of the Second Punic War)
appearance in Roman history. At Lake Trasimene, 6000 Romans who had escaped from the battle occupied a strong position in one of the neighbouring villages....
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Hannibal (redirect from Hannibal of Carthage)
the leader of a Carthaginian and partially Celtic army, he won a succession of victories at the Battle of Ticinus, Trebia, Lake Trasimene, and Cannae...
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Trasimene may refer to: Lake Trasimeno, in Italy Trasimène, a 1809-1814 département in the First French Empire Battle of Lake Trasimene, a major battle...
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victory at the Battle of Lake Trasimene. In 216 BC Hannibal marched to southern Italy and inflicted the disastrous defeat of the Battle of Cannae on the...
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Trasimene during the Second Punic War. Battle of Lake Trasimene (217 BC) Turenne's Winter Campaign (1675) Battle of Ulm (1805) Peninsula Campaign (1862)...
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Gaius Flaminius (consul 223 BC) (category Roman governors of Sicily)
of the Circus Flaminius in 221, the construction of the Via Flaminia, and his death at the hands of Hannibal's army at the Battle of Lake Trasimene in...
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army in the Battle of Lake Trasimene, killing thousands (including Flaminius) and driving others to drown in the lake. Reinforcements of about 4,000 cavalry...
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Ducarius (category People of the Second Punic War)
Gallic nobleman from the Insubres who fought for Hannibal at the Battle of Lake Trasimene on 21 June 217 BC, during the Second Punic War, and, according...
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Following the death of the consul Gaius Flaminius at the Battle of Lake Trasimene (Trasimeno) in April (as well as the rise to power of dictator Fabius Maximus...
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The Trasimene Line (so-named for Lake Trasimene, the site of a major battle of the Second Punic War in 217 BC) was a German defensive line during the Italian...
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Juventas (redirect from Temple of Juventas)
Publicus ("Genius of the People") is recorded. After the disastrous Battle of Lake Trasimene in April 217 BC, Juventas, Hercules, and the Genius Publicus were...
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it escaped the trap unscathed. The Carthaginian victory in the Battle of Lake Trasimene had removed the Roman consular army which had prevented the Carthaginians...
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following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding...
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and in the battle of Lake Trasimene completely defeated the Roman force, killing 15,000 Romans and taking 15,000 prisoner. A cavalry force of 4,000 from...
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Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (category Characters in Book VI of the Aeneid)
defeat at the Battle of Lake Trasimene in 217 BC, with panic sweeping Rome. With consular armies destroyed in these two major battles, and Hannibal approaching...
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in Hispania. Battle of Lake Trasimene – In another ambush, Hannibal destroys the Roman army of Gaius Flaminius, who is killed. Battle of Ager Falernus...
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Umbria (redirect from Region of Umbria)
Hannibal's invasion during the second Punic war, the battle of Lake Trasimene was fought inside the borders of today's Umbria, but the local people did not aid...
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Cortona (redirect from The Castle of Pierle)
Carbonaia) is a fine prospect of Lake Trasimeno, scene of Hannibal's ambush of the Roman army in 217 BC (Battle of Lake Trasimene). Cortona Archaeological...
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Lorica plumata (section Current sets of armor)
through the middle third century. At the Battle of Lake Trasimene the consul Flaminius's armor is described as "a coat of mail with, attached to it, wrought...
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Demagogue (section History and definition of the word)
political maneuvers of his rivals. Gaius Flaminius was a Roman consul most known for being defeated by Hannibal at the Battle of Lake Trasimene during the second...
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without proper reconnaissance. Hannibal set an ambush and in the battle of Lake Trasimene completely defeated the Roman army, killing 15,000 Romans, including...
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Venus (mythology) (redirect from Roman goddess of love)
BC, in the early stages of the Second Punic War with Carthage, Rome suffered a disastrous defeat at the battle of Lake Trasimene. The Sibylline oracle suggested...
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Gaius Centenius (category Roman commanders of the Second Punic War)
century BC) was a propraetor of the Roman army. He fought at the Second Punic War, and was defeated at the Battle of Lake Trasimene. According to Polybius,...
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decapitates the Roman general Gaius Flaminius at the Battle of Lake Trasimene (1882) The Sack of Rome in 410 by the Barbarians (1890). François Rude working...
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the Battle of Zama. Conquests of Hannibal Hannibal's Crossing of the Alps Battle of the Trebia Battle of Lake Trasimene Battle of Cannae Battle of Zama...
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Macedonia (ancient kingdom) (redirect from Kingdom of Macedon)
heard of incursions by the Dardani in the north and the Carthaginian victory over the Romans at the Battle of Lake Trasimene in 217 BC. Demetrius of Pharos...
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Quintus Fabius Pictor (redirect from History of Rome (Fabius Pictor))
outbreak of the Second Punic War in 218, but seems to have been a rather undistinguished senator. He may have also fought in the Battle of Lake Trasimene in...
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Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of Roman battles Sherman Storytelling:...
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