Gaius Flaminius

Gaius Flaminius

Gaius Flaminius (c. 275 BC – 24 June 217 BC) was a leading Roman politician in the third century BC. Flaminius served as consul twice, in 223 and 217. He is notable for being the first Roman governor of Sicily, the Lex Flaminia, a land reform bill passed in 232, the construction of the Circus Flaminius in 221, the construction of the Via Flaminia, and his death at the hands of Hannibal's army at the Battle of Lake Trasimene in 217, during the Second Punic War. Flaminius is celebrated by ancient sources as being a skilled orator and a man possessed of great piety, strength, and determination. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Gaius Flaminius is the 3,819th most popular politician (up from 11,398th in 2024). (up from 2,715th in 2019)

Gaius Flaminius is most famous for his defeat at the hands of Hannibal in the Battle of Lake Trasimene.