Get to know Choniates better with 3 real example sentences.
Choniates in a sentence
Context around Choniates
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Choniates
- In this selection, "choniates" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 34.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, affairs, death, criticised, referred and picture stand out and add context to how "choniates" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include according to choniates the money and consistent with choniates picture of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "choniates" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with choniates
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A generation after his death, Choniates referred to him as "the most blessed among emperors", and a century later John Stavrakios described him as "great in fine deeds". (28 words)
Internal affairs Choniates criticised Manuel for raising taxes and pointed to Manuel's reign as a period of excession; according to Choniates, the money thus raised was spent lavishly at the cost of his citizens. (35 words)
Whether one reads the Greek encomiastic sources, or the Latin and oriental sources, the impression is consistent with Choniates' picture of an emperor who spent lavishly in all available ways, rarely economising in one sector in order to develop another. (40 words)
Whether one reads the Greek encomiastic sources, or the Latin and oriental sources, the impression is consistent with Choniates' picture of an emperor who spent lavishly in all available ways, rarely economising in one sector in order to develop another. (40 words)
Internal affairs Choniates criticised Manuel for raising taxes and pointed to Manuel's reign as a period of excession; according to Choniates, the money thus raised was spent lavishly at the cost of his citizens. (35 words)
A generation after his death, Choniates referred to him as "the most blessed among emperors", and a century later John Stavrakios described him as "great in fine deeds". (28 words)
Example sentences (3)
Internal affairs Choniates criticised Manuel for raising taxes and pointed to Manuel's reign as a period of excession; according to Choniates, the money thus raised was spent lavishly at the cost of his citizens.
A generation after his death, Choniates referred to him as "the most blessed among emperors", and a century later John Stavrakios described him as "great in fine deeds".
Whether one reads the Greek encomiastic sources, or the Latin and oriental sources, the impression is consistent with Choniates' picture of an emperor who spent lavishly in all available ways, rarely economising in one sector in order to develop another.