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Arcadius in a sentence

Arcadius meaning

A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly historical use. Seen slightly more commonly as Arcade, from French.

Using Arcadius

  • The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly historical use. Seen slightly more commonly as Arcade, from French.
  • In the example corpus, arcadius often appears in combinations such as: of arcadius, arcadius himself, arcadius and.

Context around Arcadius

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sons 1×

Often after:

himself 2× honorius 1×

Sentence patterns with Arcadius

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

addressed to arcadius himself contains 1× arcadius himself was 1× collection from arcadius and honorius 1× consulship of arcadius and probus 1× cousin of arcadius honorius and 1× i and arcadius in the 1× incapable sons arcadius in the 1× solidus of arcadius 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

arcadius himself was 1× however understanding of 1× references sources primary 1× serena was a 1× synesius de regno 1× theodosius was succeeded 1×

Common sentence endings:

4th century ce 1× ab urbe condita 1× honorius and placidia 1× in the west 1× of anastasius 1992 1× solidus of arcadius 1×

Words around Arcadius

Just before it in the word index:

arcadium 4 arcadis 5 arcading 7 arcadians 5 arcadianrefugee 5 arcadian 17

Just after it in the word index:

arcana 20 arcand 16 arcane 87 arcangeli 2 arcangelo 11 arcanine 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Arcadius

  • In this selection, "arcadius" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sons, himself and honorius stand out and add context to how "arcadius" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include addressed to arcadius himself contains and arcadius himself was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "arcadius" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with arcadius

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Serena was a first cousin of Arcadius, Honorius and Placidia. (10 words)

Synesius' De regno, which claims to be addressed to Arcadius himself, contains a tirade against Goths. (16 words)

Theodosius was succeeded by his incapable sons: Arcadius in the east and Honorius in the west. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Arcadius himself was more concerned with appearing to be a pious Christian than he was with political or military matters, and he died, only nominally in control of his Empire, in 408. Solidus of Arcadius. (35 words)

References Sources Primary sources * Catalogue of late Roman coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection: from Arcadius and Honorius to the accession of Anastasius, (1992). (29 words)

However, understanding of the use of the omphalos is uncertain due to destruction of the site by Theodosius I and Arcadius in the 4th century CE. (26 words)

Example sentences (7)

Arcadius himself was more concerned with appearing to be a pious Christian than he was with political or military matters, and he died, only nominally in control of his Empire, in 408. Solidus of Arcadius.

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Arcadius and Probus (or, less frequently, year 1159 Ab urbe condita ).

However, understanding of the use of the omphalos is uncertain due to destruction of the site by Theodosius I and Arcadius in the 4th century CE.

References Sources Primary sources * Catalogue of late Roman coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection: from Arcadius and Honorius to the accession of Anastasius, (1992).

Serena was a first cousin of Arcadius, Honorius and Placidia.

Synesius' De regno, which claims to be addressed to Arcadius himself, contains a tirade against Goths.

Theodosius was succeeded by his incapable sons: Arcadius in the east and Honorius in the west.

Common combinations with arcadius

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "arcadius" in a sentence?
An example: "Arcadius himself was more concerned with appearing to be a pious Christian than he was with political or military matters, and he died, only nominally in control of his Empire, in 408. Solidus of Arcadius." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "arcadius" from authentic English texts.
What does "arcadius" mean?
Arcadius means: A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly historical use. Seen slightly more commonly as Arcade, from French.
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