Flavius is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Flavius in a sentence
Flavius meaning
A male given name.
Using Flavius
- The main meaning on this page is: A male given name.
- In the example corpus, flavius often appears in combinations such as: titus flavius, flavius josephus, flavius vespasianus.
Context around Flavius
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flavius
- In this selection, "flavius" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, titus, governor, historian, josephus, vespasianus and sabinus stand out and add context to how "flavius" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 70 ad flavius josephus and and titus flavius domitianus born. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flavius" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flavius
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They had three sons, of whom only Flavius Hyrcanus survived childhood. (11 words)
Flavius Maximus, Private Roman Eye, is hired by Brutus to investigate the death of Caesar. (15 words)
His brother Titus Flavius Sabinus II, as city prefect, commanded the entire city garrison of Rome. (16 words)
He approached the slab and, to his surprise, saw on it the name of the Roman governor Flavius Silva, destroyer of Masada, who is also mentioned in the writings of Josephus. (31 words)
Their Caesares, Galerius and Constantius Chlorus, were both raised to the rank of Augustus, and two new Caesares were appointed: Maximinus (Caesar to Galerius) and Flavius Valerius Severus (Caesar to Constantius). (31 words)
By marrying Vespasia Polla he allied himself to the more prestigious patrician gens Vespasia, ensuring the elevation of his sons Titus Flavius Sabinus II and Vespasian to the senatorial rank. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Cannibalism was reported by Flavius Josephus during the siege of Jerusalem by Rome in 70 AD, Flavius Josephus.
Suetonius, Vesp. 3 They had two sons, Titus Flavius Vespasianus (born 41) and Titus Flavius Domitianus (born 51), and a daughter, Domitilla (born 39).
He approached the slab and, to his surprise, saw on it the name of the Roman governor Flavius Silva, destroyer of Masada, who is also mentioned in the writings of Josephus.
One of the earliest recorded anti-Jewish conspiracy theories was written about by Roman-era Jewish historian Flavius Josephus.
Flavius Josephus chronicled the history of the Jewish War against the Romans in his book 'Wars of the Jews', published 75 AD.
As Titus and Vespasian had the same name, Titus Flavius Vespasianus, earlier writers hypothesized a dedication to Vespasian.
At the time the Guard was commanded by Titus Flavius Norbanus and Titus Petronius Secundus and the latter was almost certainly aware of the plot.
Before the time of Flavius, these formularies are said to have been secret and known only to the priests.
By marrying Vespasia Polla he allied himself to the more prestigious patrician gens Vespasia, ensuring the elevation of his sons Titus Flavius Sabinus II and Vespasian to the senatorial rank.
Flavius is said to have published around the year 300 BC the formularies containing the words which had to be spoken in court to begin a legal action.
Flavius Maximus, Private Roman Eye, is hired by Brutus to investigate the death of Caesar.
His brother Titus Flavius Sabinus II, as city prefect, commanded the entire city garrison of Rome.
His paternal grandfather, Titus Flavius Petro, became the first to distinguish himself, rising to the rank of centurion and fighting at Pharsalus for Pompey in 48 BC.
In 408, Western Emperor Flavius Honorius ordered the execution of Stilicho and his family, amid rumours that the general had made a deal with Alaric.
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus first mentioned the Thuringii around 400; during that period, the Thuringii were famous for their excellent horses.
That fort was repaired in about AD 100 under the command of the Roman prefect Flavius Cerialis.
Their Caesares, Galerius and Constantius Chlorus, were both raised to the rank of Augustus, and two new Caesares were appointed: Maximinus (Caesar to Galerius) and Flavius Valerius Severus (Caesar to Constantius).
The most prominent of these, of course, was his nephew Flavius Petrus Sabbatius, whom he adopted as his son and invested with the name Iustinianus (Justinian).
They had three sons, of whom only Flavius Hyrcanus survived childhood.
Two tribunes, Flavius and Marrullus, discover the commoners celebrating, insult them for their change in loyalty from Pompey to Caesar, and break up the crowd.
Common combinations with flavius
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: