Explore Aëtius through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Aëtius in a sentence
Aëtius meaning
- A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀέτιος (Aétios), Aetius.
- A male given name in Latin, Aetius.
Using Aëtius
- The main meaning on this page is: A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀέτιος (Aétios), Aetius. | A male given name in Latin, Aetius.
Context around Aëtius
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aëtius
- In this selection, "aëtius" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, master, oost, played, supported and included stand out and add context to how "aëtius" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aëtius had spent and aëtius played them. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aëtius" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aëtius
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Aëtius was not to enjoy the victory long. (8 words)
Attila supported the elder son, while Aëtius supported the younger. (10 words)
Aëtius played them all off against one another in a masterly effort to keep the peace under Roman sovereignty. (19 words)
He was assassinated in 454 by the hand of his employer, who in turn was stabbed to death by friends of Aëtius in 455. As far as the north was concerned this was the effective end of the Roman empire there. (41 words)
Theodoric was killed in the fighting, and Aëtius failed to press his advantage, according to Edward Gibbon and Edward Creasy, because he feared the consequences of an overwhelming Visigothic triumph as much as he did a defeat. (37 words)
Aëtius had spent a brief exile among the Huns in 433, and the troops that Attila provided against the Goths and Bagaudae had helped earn him the largely honorary title of magister militum in the west. (36 words)
Example sentences (8)
Aëtius had spent a brief exile among the Huns in 433, and the troops that Attila provided against the Goths and Bagaudae had helped earn him the largely honorary title of magister militum in the west.
Aëtius played them all off against one another in a masterly effort to keep the peace under Roman sovereignty.
Aëtius was not to enjoy the victory long.
Attila supported the elder son, while Aëtius supported the younger.
European factions in the time of master Aëtius included Celts, Goths, Franks, Saxons, Alamanni, Huns, Italians, and Alans as well as numerous other minor peoples.
He was assassinated in 454 by the hand of his employer, who in turn was stabbed to death by friends of Aëtius in 455. As far as the north was concerned this was the effective end of the Roman empire there.
Historia Ecclesiastica 2.7; cited in Oost, "Aëtius and Majorian", p. 28. During his residence in the Eastern capital, Olybrius expressed his interest in religious matters.
Theodoric was killed in the fighting, and Aëtius failed to press his advantage, according to Edward Gibbon and Edward Creasy, because he feared the consequences of an overwhelming Visigothic triumph as much as he did a defeat.