Flaminius

American  

[fluh-min-ee-uhs] / fləˈmɪn i əs /

noun

1. Gaius died 217 b.c., Roman statesman and general who was defeated by Hannibal.

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Flaminius British  

/ fləˈmɪnɪəs /

noun

1. Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs). died 217 _bc , Roman statesman and general: built the Flaminian Way; defeated by Hannibal at Trasimene (217)

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Example Sentences

‘This word expresses the whole blame attaching to Flaminius, and it is great.’

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

C. Flaminius, tribune, censor, killed at Trasimene Lake, 81; defies the Senate, 106; and the reform of the Centuries, 109.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

In the spring of the next year, the Consul, C. Flaminius, was sent to Ariminum with an army, and Hannibal started for Etruria.

From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?

Hannibal had learned a great deal about the country and he succeeded in misleading Flaminius as to his movements, drawing him on into a deadly trap.

From Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men by Hamilton, Mary Agnes

In order that the Greeks might be shown the use of their new freedom, Flaminius remained behind, to give an illustration of the method of taking a liberty.

From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?