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Flaminius raised four legions and marched north to meet Hannibal's invasion of Italy in 217 BCE. The force was ambushed at Lake Trasimene and destroyed; Flaminius was killed.

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Consul Caius Flaminius had a constant presence in Gaul and did his best to acquire land there for Roman colonists. He was also a Roman general and always prepared for trouble if it came his way. It did. Flaminius was ambushed by Hannibal at Lake Trasimene. He was killed in the battle and his army suffered a stinging defeat at the hands of the Hannibal and his army.

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