Original: Arriving in Etruria in the spring of 217 BC , Hannibal decided to lure the main Roman army , under Flaminius , into a pitched battle , by devastating under his very own eye the area Flaminius had been sent to protect .
Simplified: Battle of Lake Trasimene Arriving in Etruria in the spring of 217 BC , Hannibal decided to lure the main Roman army led by Flaminius into battle .