Battle of Lake Trasimene
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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 plac
Ducarius Beheads Flaminius at the Battle of Lake Trasimene (1882) by Joseph-Noël Sylvestre
The bowl of a Montefortino-type helmet, which was used by Roman infantry between c. 300 BC and c. AD 100. The cheek guards are missing.
Modern interpretation of a slinger from the Balearic Islands (famous for the skill of their slingers)
Battle of the Trebia
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The Battle of the Trebia was the first major battle of the Second Punic War, fought between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and a Roman army under Sempronius Longus on 22 or 23 December 218 BC. Ea
Battle of Lake Trasimene
…Alps and arrived in Cisalpine Gaul (northern Italy) later that year. The Romans rushed reinforcements north from Sicily but were badly defeated at the Battle of the Trebia. The following spring, the Romans positioned an army on each side of the Apennine Mountains, but were surprised when a Carthaginian army more than…
Roman statuette of a war elephant recovered from Herculaneum
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