Battle of Lake Trasimene
Second Punic War · 217 BC
Battle of Lake Trasimene
Carthage ⚔ Roman Republic · Central Italy
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In 217 BC, Hannibal concealed his army in the hills above Lake Trasimene. As Flaminius's Roman column marched through the fog-shrouded corridor below, the Carthaginians struck from all sides, annihilating an entire army in under three hours.
Carthage · ~50,000
Hannibal Barca
Rome · ~25,000
Gaius Flaminius
Phase I
Roman column enters lake corridor
Phase II
Morning fog conceals positions
Phase III
Ambush springs from all sides
Phase IV
Roman column collapses
Rome
~15,000 killed
~10,000 captured
~10,000 captured
Carthage
Minimal losses
One of history's greatest ambushes — a perfect terrain trap that erased an entire Roman army.
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