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Trasimene noun
- Lake Trasimene a lake in central Italy, in Umbria: the largest lake in central Italy; scene of Hannibal’s victory over the Romans in 217 bc . Area: 128 sq km (49 sq miles)Also known as: Lake Perugia Italian name: Lago Trasimeno
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Fucina has been dried up as a speculation, and Trasimene is threatened.
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It commands wide views northwards over the lakes of Chiusi and of Trasimene, and southwards towards Rome.
Margaret Symonds
Lasche—a small fish corresponding to our dace, and abundant in the Lake of Trasimene.
Margaret Symonds
The third thunderbolt of Hannibal fell at the Trasimene lake, when Flaminius was commander.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 2
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