Appius is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Appius in a sentence
Appius meaning
A male given name in Latin, notably borne by Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman politician of the 4th and 3rd century BC, builder of the Appian Way.
Using Appius
- The main meaning on this page is: A male given name in Latin, notably borne by Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman politician of the 4th and 3rd century BC, builder of the Appian Way.
- In the example corpus, appius often appears in combinations such as: appius claudius.
Context around Appius
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Appius
- In this selection, "appius" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, particularly, conservative, senate, claudius and silanus stand out and add context to how "appius" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ancestors particularly appius claudius caecus and appius claudius died. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "appius" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with appius
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Appius Silanus was executed early in Claudius' reign under questionable circumstances. (11 words)
The senate and the consuls, in particular the conservative Appius, were outraged at this decision, and it inflamed the ongoing situation. (21 words)
Without waiting to be told what to do by the Senate, Appius Claudius began bold public works to address the supply problem. (22 words)
A deadlocked senate put the matter before the popular assembly, where it was decided to accept the Mamertines' request and Appius Claudius Caudex was appointed commander of a military expedition with orders to cross to Messana. (36 words)
His censorship seems to have been based on those of his ancestors, particularly Appius Claudius Caecus and he used the office to put into place many policies based on those of Republican times. (33 words)
Two legions commanded by Appius Claudius Caudex disembarked at Messana, where the Mamertines had expelled the Carthaginian garrison commanded by Hanno (no relation to Hanno the Great ). (27 words)
Example sentences (9)
A deadlocked senate put the matter before the popular assembly, where it was decided to accept the Mamertines' request and Appius Claudius Caudex was appointed commander of a military expedition with orders to cross to Messana.
Appius Claudius died in 273, but in extending the road a number of times, no one has tried to displace his name upon it.
Appius Silanus was executed early in Claudius' reign under questionable circumstances.
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Appius and Ahenobarbus (or, less frequently, year 700 Ab urbe condita ).
His censorship seems to have been based on those of his ancestors, particularly Appius Claudius Caecus and he used the office to put into place many policies based on those of Republican times.
Plutarch attributes this innovation to Spurius Carvilius Ruga around 230 BC, but it may have originated with Appius Claudius Caecus in the fourth century BC.
The senate and the consuls, in particular the conservative Appius, were outraged at this decision, and it inflamed the ongoing situation.
Two legions commanded by Appius Claudius Caudex disembarked at Messana, where the Mamertines had expelled the Carthaginian garrison commanded by Hanno (no relation to Hanno the Great ).
Without waiting to be told what to do by the Senate, Appius Claudius began bold public works to address the supply problem.
Common combinations with appius
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: