![Hannibal routs the Romans under Gaius Flaminius at the Battle of Lake Trasimene in 217 BC, during the 2nd Punic War in one of the largest ambush attacks in military history , Hannibal routs the Romans under Gaius Flaminius at the Battle of Lake Trasimene in 217 BC, during the 2nd Punic War in one of the largest ambush attacks in military history ,](https://preview.redd.it/b79pq0iuho791.jpg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c041885b50ec5b4adeea1b0466d6e80528efd3b3)
Hannibal routs the Romans under Gaius Flaminius at the Battle of Lake Trasimene in 217 BC, during the 2nd Punic War in one of the largest ambush attacks in military history ,
![Philippe Bohstrom on Twitter: "Carthaginian forces led by #Hannibal destroy a #Roman army under consul Gaius Flaminius in a battle at Lake Trasimene #OnThisDay 217 BCE. https://t.co/CUz4nWSwfv" / Twitter Philippe Bohstrom on Twitter: "Carthaginian forces led by #Hannibal destroy a #Roman army under consul Gaius Flaminius in a battle at Lake Trasimene #OnThisDay 217 BCE. https://t.co/CUz4nWSwfv" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DDEQE3dW0AAQ2Vn.jpg)
Philippe Bohstrom on Twitter: "Carthaginian forces led by #Hannibal destroy a #Roman army under consul Gaius Flaminius in a battle at Lake Trasimene #OnThisDay 217 BCE. https://t.co/CUz4nWSwfv" / Twitter
![Lake Trasimene 217 BC: Ambush and annihilation of a Roman army: Campaign Nic Fields Osprey Publishing Lake Trasimene 217 BC: Ambush and annihilation of a Roman army: Campaign Nic Fields Osprey Publishing](https://res.cloudinary.com/bloomsbury-atlas/image/upload/w_568,c_scale/jackets/9781472816337.jpg)
Lake Trasimene 217 BC: Ambush and annihilation of a Roman army: Campaign Nic Fields Osprey Publishing
![Dr Jo Ball on Twitter: "#OTD 24 June 217BC: Hannibal ambushed a #Roman army at Lake #Trasimene. Thousands of Roman soldiers were killed in the battle, some drowning in the lake trying Dr Jo Ball on Twitter: "#OTD 24 June 217BC: Hannibal ambushed a #Roman army at Lake #Trasimene. Thousands of Roman soldiers were killed in the battle, some drowning in the lake trying](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgdeYVoX0AUMu_8.jpg)