Chapter 22 of Livy claims that this battle was so fierce that neither side noticed an incredibly destructive earthquake that occurred during the fighting.
Chapter 22 of Livy claims that this battle was so fierce that neither side noticed an incredibly destructive earthquake that occurred during the fighting. Six-thousand soldiers were promised safe passage but instead sold into slavery after this battle, which began with one side marching on the Malpasso Road. The losing commander in this battle, who was slain by Ducarius during the fighting, had recently replaced Tiberius Sempronius (*) Longus, who lost his command after an embarrassing defeat at Trebia. This battle resulted in the election of Quintus Fabius Maximus, who earned the cognomen "cunctator" for his actions against its victorious general. Claiming the life of Gaius Flaminius and occurring about a year before another humiliating defeat at Cannae. for 10 points, identify this 217 BC battle in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army and drove them into the eponymous body of water.
Chapter 22 of Livy claims that this battle was so fierce that neither side noticed an incredibly destructive earthquake that occurred during the fighting.
Battle of Lake Trasimene [or Lake Trasimeno]