Battle of Lake Trasimene

The Battle of Lake Trasimene was fought when a Carthaginian force under Hannibal ambushed a Roman army commanded by Gaius Flaminius on 21 June 217 BC, during the Second Punic War. The battle took place on the north shore of Lake Trasimene, to the south of Cortona, and resulted in a heavy defeat for the Romans.

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-40 — -39 Battle of Perugia

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-81 Second Battle of Clusium

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-389 Siege of Clusium

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1554 Battle of Marciano

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1859 1859 Perugia uprising

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Ducarius decapitates Flaminius at the Battle of Lake Trasimene, by Joseph-Noël Sylvestre. Béziers (Languedoc-Roussillon), Musée des beaux-Arts

rounded shape ustrinum (crematorium) from the Battle of Trasimene

Square ustrinum in Tuoro, from the Battle of Trasimene

Trasimene battlefield

Tuoro Schlachtgelände

Castiglione del Lago Palazzo della Corgna - Apartment Ascanio II 2 Schlacht Trasimeno See

Castiglione del Lago Palazzo della Corgna - Apartment Ascanio II 3 Schlacht Trasimeno.See

Castiglione del Lago Palazzo della Corgna - Apartment Ascanio II 4 Schlacht Trasimeno.See

Model of the Battle of Lake Trasimene 217 BC.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Chiusi	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Torrita	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	40	Battle of Perugia	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	81	Second Battle of Clusium	battle, populares, optimates	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	216	Battle of Lake Trasimene	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	389	Siege of Clusium	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1554	Battle of Marciano	Kingdom of France, battle, Republic of Siena, Empire of Charles V, Duchy of Florence	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1859	1859 Perugia uprising	rebellion	Wikidata
site	castle	2016	Castello di Montecchio Vesponi	museum, castle, military museum building	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortezza Medicea	fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Ducarius decapitates Flaminius at the Battle of Lake Trasimene, by Joseph-Noël Sylvestre. Béziers (Languedoc-Roussillon), Musée des beaux-Arts		Commons
commons	image		rounded shape ustrinum (crematorium) from the Battle of Trasimene		Commons
commons	image		Square ustrinum in Tuoro, from the Battle of Trasimene		Commons
commons	image		Trasimene battlefield		Commons
commons	image		Tuoro Schlachtgelände		Commons
commons	image		Castiglione del Lago Palazzo della Corgna - Apartment Ascanio II 2 Schlacht Trasimeno See		Commons
commons	image		Castiglione del Lago Palazzo della Corgna - Apartment Ascanio II 3 Schlacht Trasimeno.See		Commons
commons	image		Castiglione del Lago Palazzo della Corgna - Apartment Ascanio II 4 Schlacht Trasimeno.See		Commons
commons	image		Model of the Battle of Lake Trasimene 217 BC.		Commons