Flaminius
Family: Romans · Role: Roman commander · First appears: Book 7 · Chapter 7
After the Senate superseded Otilius with Flaminius, he defeated the Macedonian garrison at Eretria and plundered the town. The Achæans then joined him in besieging Corinth, and at Cynoscephalæ he decisively defeated Philip (son of Demetrius), who lost most of his army and was required under Roman terms to remove his garrisons from the Greek towns he had seized.
Later, Flaminius made every effort to capture Hannibal alive.
Relationship record
Life events
- The Senate superseded Otilius with Flaminius after his unauthorized destruction of two towns.(Book 7 · Chapter 7)
- With: Otilius
- “This was I think the reason why the Senate when they heard of it superseded him by Flaminius.”
- Flaminius defeated the Macedonian garrison at Eretria and plundered the town.(Book 7 · Chapter 8 · 📍 Eretria)
- “Flaminius on his arrival immediately defeated the Macedonian garrison at Eretria and plundered the town”
- The Achæans joined Flaminius in besieging Corinth.(Book 7 · Chapter 8 · 📍 Corinth)
- With: Achæans
- “at last the party friendly to the Romans prevailed, and the Achæans joined Flaminius in the siege of Corinth.”
- Philip was decisively defeated, lost most of his army, and removed his garrisons under Roman terms.(Book 7 · Chapter 8 · 📍 Cynoscephalæ)
- With: Philip (son of Demetrius)
- “For fighting against Flaminius and the Romans on the range of hills called Cynoscephalæ Philip got the worst of it, and having put forth all his strength in the battle got so badly beaten that he lost the greater part of his army, and was obliged by the Roman terms to remove his garrisons from all the Greek towns which he had seized and reduced during the war.”
Book 7 · Chapter 7
- with Otilius (Flaminius superseded Otilius.) “This Otilius had orders from the Romans to protect the Athenians and Ætolians against Philip. Otilius in all other respects obeyed his orders, but did one thing that the Romans were not pleased at. For he captured and rased to the ground Hestiæa (a town in Eubœa) and Anticyra in Phocis, places which had submitted to Philip simply from necessity. This was I think the reason why the Senate when they heard of it superseded him by Flaminius.”
Book 7 · Chapter 8
- with Otilius (Both violently treated old Greek cities.) “Flaminius and still earlier Otilius had handled so savagely old Greek cities”
- enemies with Philip (son of Demetrius) (Philip fought against Flaminius and the Romans.) “For fighting against Flaminius and the Romans on the range of hills called Cynoscephalæ Philip got the worst of it”
Book 8 · Chapter 11
- with Hannibal (Flaminius attempted to capture Hannibal.) “But when Flaminius the Roman made all diligence to take him alive, he went to the court of Prusias as a suppliant, and being rejected by him mounted his horse, and in drawing his sword wounded his finger.”
- with Hannibal (Flaminius attempted to capture Hannibal alive.) “But when Flaminius the Roman made all diligence to take him alive, he went to the court of Prusias as a suppliant”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.