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Noun: Lake Trasimenus  leyk ,tra-su'mee-nus
  1. A battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius
    - Battle of Lake Trasimene, Battle of Lake Trasimenus

Type of: pitched battle

Part of: Punic War

Encyclopedia: Lake Trasimenus