Bassianus is an English word starting with the letter B. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Bassianus in a sentence
Context around Bassianus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bassianus
- In this selection, "bassianus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, titus, avitus, use, appeals, accepted and body stand out and add context to how "bassianus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bassianus accepted severus and britons preferred bassianus because he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bassianus" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bassianus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As a private citizen, he was probably named Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus. (12 words)
Bassianus accepted Severus' marriage proposal in early 187, and the following summer he and Julia were married. (17 words)
Titus agrees, although Lavinia is already betrothed to Saturninus's brother, Bassianus, who refuses to give her up. (18 words)
In the story, after Severus's death the Romans wanted to make Geta king of Britain, but the Britons preferred Bassianus because he had a British mother. (27 words)
After Saturninus has condemned Titus, Bassianus appeals to him, "This noble gentleman, Lord Titus here,/Is in opinion and in honour wronged" (ll.415–416). (25 words)
Bate also finds significance in the fact that prior to the rape of Lavinia, Chiron and Demetrius vow to use Bassianus' body as a pillow. (25 words)
Example sentences (10)
After Saturninus has condemned Titus, Bassianus appeals to him, "This noble gentleman, Lord Titus here,/Is in opinion and in honour wronged" (ll.415–416).
As a private citizen, he was probably named Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus.
Bassianus accepted Severus' marriage proposal in early 187, and the following summer he and Julia were married.
Bate also finds significance in the fact that prior to the rape of Lavinia, Chiron and Demetrius vow to use Bassianus' body as a pillow.
During a royal hunt the following day, Aaron persuades Demetrius and Chiron to kill Bassianus, so they may rape Lavinia.
In the story, after Severus's death the Romans wanted to make Geta king of Britain, but the Britons preferred Bassianus because he had a British mother.
Putting into motion her plan for revenge, Tamora advises Saturninus to pardon Bassianus and the Andronici family, which he reluctantly does.
They do so, throwing Bassianus's body into a pit and dragging Lavinia deep into the forest before violently raping her.
Titus agrees, although Lavinia is already betrothed to Saturninus's brother, Bassianus, who refuses to give her up.
Together, they had two sons, Lucius Septimius Bassianus (later nicknamed Caracalla, b. 4 April 188) and Publius Septimius Geta (b. 7 March 189).