Marcus Pomponius addresses the Roman people following the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene in 217

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This early 1900s illustration shows the praetor Marcus Pomponius addressing the Roman people following the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene in 217 This major battle of the Second Punic War pitted the Carthaginian leader Hannibal against the Roman army under the consul Gaius Flaminius. The defeat was disastrous for the Romans, with thousands killed and thousands more sold into slavery.

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