The battle of Lake Trasimeno (217 BC) where the Carthaginian Hannibal ambushed and massacred a Roman Army. Detail from a map of the territories of Per
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The battle of Lake Trasimeno (217 BC) where the Carthaginian Hannibal ambushed and massacred a Roman Army. Detail from a map of the territories of Perugia and Citta di Castello in the Gallery of Maps in the Vatican Museum.The Gallery of Maps holds maps which were commissioned between 1578 and 1580 to show the regions of Italy and territories of the church. The maps are based on the work of Ignazio Danti, a 16th century Italian priest, mathematician, astronomer and cosmographer, and are an important record of 16th century geography. Vatican Museum.