Original: Advancing through the uplands of Etruria , Hannibal provoked Flaminius to a hasty pursuit and , catching him in a defile on the shore of Lake Trasimenus , destroyed his army in the waters or on the adjoining slopes while killing Flaminius as well ( see Battle of Lake Trasimene ) .
Simplified: On the shore of Lake Trasimenus , Hannibal destroyed Flaminius 's army in the waters or on the nearby slopes .