lake trasimenus

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Definition Proper noun A significant battle of the Second Punic War, fought in 217 BC on the shores of Lake Trasimeno in central Italy. In this battle, the Carthaginian forces under Hannibal Barca executed a devastating ambush on a Roman army commanded by Consul Gaius Flaminius Nepos, resulting in a major Carthaginian victory. Usage The term is used primarily as a historical reference to this s...