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Galerius is an English word starting with the letter G. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Galerius in a sentence

Using Galerius

  • In the example corpus, galerius often appears in combinations such as: galerius and, under galerius, that galerius.

Context around Galerius

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

accept 1× caesares 1× drinking 1× 293 1× 168 1× augustus 1× emperor 1×

Often after:

manipulated 1× allies 1× granted 1× continued 1× swapped 1× convinced 1× constantine 1× feet 1× departure 1× himself 1×

Sentence patterns with Galerius

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

295 emperor galerius was defeated 1× 302 while galerius swapped places 1× 310 ad galerius had become 1× caesar to galerius and flavius 1× drop at galerius feet 1× galerius and constantius 1× galerius himself marched 1× galerius however recognized 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

barnes constantine and 3× after a long 1× by 308 there 1× civil wars seealso 1× constantine always emerged 1× constantine s later 1×

Common sentence endings:

after galerius departure 1× along the euphrates 1× and lower danube 1× at galerius feet 1× caesar to constantius 1× change his mind 1×

Words around Galerius

Just before it in the word index:

galeries 4 galerie 27 galeria 6 galeri 3 galera 9 galeotti 8

Just after it in the word index:

galero 2 gales 55 galesburg 33 galeta 2 galetta 4 galette 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

acolytes 46 acv 46 afolabi 46 agape 46 ainge 46 airpower 46

Corpus analysis for Galerius

  • In this selection, "galerius" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, accept, caesares, drinking, manipulated, allies and granted stand out and add context to how "galerius" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 295 emperor galerius was defeated and 302 while galerius swapped places. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "galerius" sits close to words such as acolytes, acv and afolabi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with galerius

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Galerius left the city for Rome, declaring Nicomedia unsafe. (9 words)

In 295, emperor Galerius was defeated outside the city. (9 words)

After a long evening of drinking, Galerius granted the request. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

Constantine always emerged victorious: the lion emerged from the contest in a poorer condition than Constantine; Constantine returned to Nicomedia from the Danube with a Sarmatian captive to drop at Galerius' feet. (32 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)

Barnes, Constantine and Eusebius, 19. Antioch was Diocletian's primary residence from 299 to 302, while Galerius swapped places with his Augustus on the Middle and Lower Danube. (28 words)

Example sentences (20)

Lactantius states that Galerius manipulated the weakened Diocletian into resigning, and forced him to accept Galerius' allies in the imperial succession.

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).

After a long evening of drinking, Galerius granted the request.

Barnes, Constantine and Eusebius, 18; Potter, 293. Galerius continued moving down the Tigris, and took the Persian capital Ctesiphon before returning to Roman territory along the Euphrates.

Barnes, Constantine and Eusebius, 19. Antioch was Diocletian's primary residence from 299 to 302, while Galerius swapped places with his Augustus on the Middle and Lower Danube.

Barnes, Constantine and Eusebius, 24; Southern, 168. Galerius convinced Diocletian that the culprits were Christians, conspirators who had plotted with the eunuchs of the palace.

By 308 there were therefore no fewer than four claimants to the rank of Augustus (Galerius, Constantine, Maximian and Maxentius), and only one to that of Caesar (Maximinus).

Civil wars seeAlso War against Maxentius navbox By the middle of 310 AD, Galerius had become too ill to involve himself in imperial politics.

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Constantine always emerged victorious: the lion emerged from the contest in a poorer condition than Constantine; Constantine returned to Nicomedia from the Danube with a Sarmatian captive to drop at Galerius' feet.

Constantine's later propaganda describes how he fled the court in the night, before Galerius could change his mind.

Diocletian left Africa quickly after the treaty, moving from Upper Egypt in September 298 to Syria in February 299. He met with Galerius in Mesopotamia.

Diocletian's attempts to bring the Egyptian tax system in line with Imperial standards stirred discontent, and a revolt swept the region after Galerius' departure.

Four years later, a doctor of the town named Plato and his brother Antiochus also became celebrated martyrs under Galerius.

Galerius and Constantius would become Augusti after the departure of Diocletian and Maximian.

Galerius himself marched on Rome in the autumn, but failed to take the city.

Galerius, however, recognized Constantine as holding only the lesser imperial rank of Caesar.

Galerius left the city for Rome, declaring Nicomedia unsafe.

Galerius refused to recognize him, but failed to unseat him.

Galerius sent Severus against Maxentius, but during the campaign, Severus' armies, previously under command of Maxentius' father Maximian, defected, and Severus was seized and imprisoned.

In 295, emperor Galerius was defeated outside the city.

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Common combinations with galerius

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