Get to know Cerialis better with 6 real example sentences.
Cerialis in a sentence
Using Cerialis
- In the example corpus, cerialis often appears in combinations such as: petillius cerialis.
Context around Cerialis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cerialis
- In this selection, "cerialis" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, petillius, flavius, personally and took stand out and add context to how "cerialis" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include praises both cerialis and his and prefect flavius cerialis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cerialis" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cerialis
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That fort was repaired in about AD 100 under the command of the Roman prefect Flavius Cerialis. (17 words)
By the year 71, the Roman governor Quintus Petillius Cerialis had launched an invasion of what is now Scotland. (19 words)
Frontinus was sent into Roman Britain in 74 AD to succeed Quintus Petillius Cerialis as governor of that island. (19 words)
Quintus Petillius Cerialis took his legions from Lincoln as far as York and defeated Venutius near Stanwick around 70. This resulted in the already Romanised Brigantes and Parisii tribes being further assimilated into the empire proper. (36 words)
Tacitus praises both Cerialis and his successor Julius Frontinus (governor 75–78), but provides no additional information on events prior to 79 regarding the lands or peoples living north of the Brigantes. (32 words)
Domitian then wrote to Cerialis personally, suggesting he hand over command of his army but, once again, he was snubbed. (20 words)
Example sentences (6)
By the year 71, the Roman governor Quintus Petillius Cerialis had launched an invasion of what is now Scotland.
Domitian then wrote to Cerialis personally, suggesting he hand over command of his army but, once again, he was snubbed.
Frontinus was sent into Roman Britain in 74 AD to succeed Quintus Petillius Cerialis as governor of that island.
Quintus Petillius Cerialis took his legions from Lincoln as far as York and defeated Venutius near Stanwick around 70. This resulted in the already Romanised Brigantes and Parisii tribes being further assimilated into the empire proper.
Tacitus praises both Cerialis and his successor Julius Frontinus (governor 75–78), but provides no additional information on events prior to 79 regarding the lands or peoples living north of the Brigantes.
That fort was repaired in about AD 100 under the command of the Roman prefect Flavius Cerialis.
Common combinations with cerialis
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: