HyperDic: battle_of_lake_trasimenus

English > 1 sense of the expression Battle of Lake Trasimenus:
NOUNactBattle of Lake Trasimenus, Lake Trasimenusa battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius
English > Battle of Lake Trasimenus: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius.
SynonymLake Trasimenus
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part ofPunic WarOne of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome
RegionItaly, Italian Republic, ItaliaA republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula
Spanishbatalla del Trasimeno, Lago Trasimeno

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