Battle of Lake Trasimene

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Lake Trasimene was a major Carthaginian victory in 217 BC during the Second Punic War, where Hannibal famously ambushed and annihilated a Roman army in one of history’s largest and most successful ambushes.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Lake Trasimene canonical	12
Battle of Trasimene	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ surface form: Battle of Trasimene
belligerent	Carthaginian forces ⓘ Roman forces ⓘ
casualties	heavy Roman losses ⓘ light to moderate Carthaginian losses ⓘ
combatant	Carthage ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
commander	Gaius Flaminius ⓘ Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ surface form: Hannibal
commandStructure	Carthaginian army under Hannibal ⓘ Roman consular army under Flaminius ⓘ
conflictOf	Second Punic War ⓘ
countryAtTime	Roman Republic territory ⓘ
date	217 BC ⓘ
era	3rd century BC ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Cannae ⓘ
geographicalFeature	fought near a lake ⓘ hilly terrain around Lake Trasimene ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Classical antiquity ⓘ
historicalReputation	one of history’s most successful ambushes ⓘ
involvedForce	Carthaginian army ⓘ Roman consular army ⓘ
killedCommander	Gaius Flaminius ⓘ
location	Italy ⓘ Lake Trasimeno ⓘ surface form: Lake Trasimene Umbria ⓘ
notableFor	ambush of Roman army ⓘ one of the largest ambushes in military history ⓘ
opponentCommander	Gaius Flaminius ⓘ surface form: Gaius Flaminius Nepos Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ surface form: Hannibal
outcome	decisive Carthaginian victory ⓘ
partOf	Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ surface form: Hannibal’s Italian campaign
precededBy	Battle of Trebia ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Trebia
primarySource	Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita ⓘ Polybius’ Histories ⓘ
region	Etruria ⓘ
result	Carthaginian victory ⓘ
side	Carthaginian side ⓘ Roman side ⓘ
strategicEffect	increased Hannibal’s prestige ⓘ weakened Roman military position in Italy ⓘ
tacticalCharacteristic	envelopment of Roman column ⓘ surprise attack ⓘ use of terrain for ambush ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	land battle ⓘ
year	217 BC ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hannibal (Carthaginian general) → notableWork → Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ

subject surface form: Hannibal

Hannibal (Carthaginian general) → notableBattle → Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ

subject surface form: Hannibal

Battle of Cannae → precededBy → Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ

Second Punic War → notableEvent → Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ

Battle of Trebia → followedBy → Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ

Battle of Lake Trasimene → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Trasimene

Battle of the Ticinus → relatedConflict → Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ

Lake Trasimeno → knownFor → Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ

Lake Trasimeno → historicalEventLocation → Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ

Hannibal's crossing of the Alps → followedBy → Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ

Gaius Flaminius → knownFor → Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ

Gaius Flaminius → conflict → Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ

Carthaginian army → notableBattle → Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ

Hannibal (temporarily influenced region) → associatedWithBattle → Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Trasimene