Gnaeus Servilius Geminus (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gnaeus Servilius Geminus was a Roman consul, serving as both general and admiral of Roman forces, during the Second Punic War. The son of Publius Servilius Geminus, Gnaeus Geminus was elected as consul in early 217 BC. By March of that year Geminus began directing military operations against Carthaginian General Hannibal Barca around Ariminum. Following the death of consul Gaius Flaminius at the Battle of Lake Trasimene in April, Geminus assumed command of the Roman fleet overseeing coastal defense and battles against Sardinia, Corsica and the North African coast.