POLITICIAN

Gaius Flaminius

265 BC - 217 BC

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Gaius Flaminius (c. 275 BC – 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 the Lex Flaminia, a land reform 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaius Flaminius has received more than 77,564 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Gaius Flaminius is the 11,406th most popular politician (down from 5,743rd in 2019).

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

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaius Flaminius ranks 11,406 out of 19,576. Before him are Nergal-ushezib, Junius Rusticus, Publius Sulpicius Galba Maximus, Tang Jingsong, Prasat Thong, and Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis. After him are Waldrada, Luis Abinader, Lothar Bisky, Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg, Lyudmila Zhivkova, and Prawit Wongsuwon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 265 BC, Gaius Flaminius ranks 4. Before him are Seleucus II Callinicus, Agis IV, and Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus.  Among people deceased in 217 BC, Gaius Flaminius ranks 2. Before him is Arsaces I of Parthia. After him is Pinnes.

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