Flaminius is an English word starting with the letter F, with synonyms like general or statesman. With 7 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Flaminius in a sentence
Using Flaminius
- Useful related words include: gaius flaminius, general, full general, statesman.
- In the example corpus, flaminius often appears in combinations such as: flaminius into, flaminius had, under flaminius.
Context around Flaminius
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flaminius
- In this selection, "flaminius" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, warned, provoked, behind, left and replaced stand out and add context to how "flaminius" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include army under flaminius into a and boldly around flaminius left flank. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flaminius" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flaminius
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He had warned Flaminius of this, but Flaminius had ignored the warnings. (12 words)
Advancing through the uplands of Etruria, the Carthaginian now provoked Flaminius into a hasty pursuit without proper reconnaissance. (18 words)
Since one consul (Flaminius) was dead and the other (Servilius) away with the only army left in Italy, the Senate resolved to elect a dictator itself. (26 words)
Polybius, Histories, Book III, p74 He arrived in Etruria in the spring of 217 BC and decided to lure the main Roman army under Flaminius into a pitched battle by devastating the region that Flaminius had been sent to protect. (40 words)
Arriving in Etruria, still in the spring of 217 BC, Hannibal tried without success to draw the main Roman army under Flaminius into a pitched battle by devastating the area the latter had been sent to protect. (37 words)
Hannibal marched boldly around Flaminius' left flank, unable to draw him into battle by mere devastation, and effectively cut him off from Rome (thus executing the first recorded turning movement in military history). (33 words)
Example sentences (7)
He had warned Flaminius of this, but Flaminius had ignored the warnings.
Polybius, Histories, Book III, p74 He arrived in Etruria in the spring of 217 BC and decided to lure the main Roman army under Flaminius into a pitched battle by devastating the region that Flaminius had been sent to protect.
Advancing through the uplands of Etruria, the Carthaginian now provoked Flaminius into a hasty pursuit without proper reconnaissance.
Arriving in Etruria, still in the spring of 217 BC, Hannibal tried without success to draw the main Roman army under Flaminius into a pitched battle by devastating the area the latter had been sent to protect.
Hannibal marched boldly around Flaminius' left flank, unable to draw him into battle by mere devastation, and effectively cut him off from Rome (thus executing the first recorded turning movement in military history).
His colleague Servilius, who had performed the proper rituals and was therefore well behind Flaminius, replaced him with his freshly raised army at Ariminum to cover the route along the Adriatic coast.
Since one consul (Flaminius) was dead and the other (Servilius) away with the only army left in Italy, the Senate resolved to elect a dictator itself.
Common combinations with flaminius
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: