Explore Glycerius through 10+ example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Glycerius in a sentence
Using Glycerius
- In the example corpus, glycerius often appears in combinations such as: glycerius to, glycerius tried.
Context around Glycerius
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glycerius
- In this selection, "glycerius" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, depose, raised, deposed, tried, deposition and probably stand out and add context to how "glycerius" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and deposed glycerius without a and and raised glycerius to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glycerius" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glycerius
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Glycerius had probably died in the intervening years. (8 words)
However, Julius Nepos disembarked at Portus in July 474 AD and deposed Glycerius without a fight. (16 words)
Ralph Mathisen speculates that Glycerius tried to stay on good terms with the Eastern Roman Empire. (16 words)
For example, he did not choose a second Consul in order to allow Leo II to be Consul alone for the year 474. Deposition and death In spring 474, the ports re-opened and Julius Nepos crossed the Adriatic Sea to Italy to depose Glycerius. (45 words)
Glycerius sent an envoy to Widimir and, through a combination of diplomacy and a bribe of 2,000 solidi, convinced Widimir that the territories he wanted were already occupied by the Visigoths and that he should move to Gaul. (39 words)
Glycerius probably left Ravenna for Rome to resist the invader; he had a silver coin minted in Rome, claiming himself as Emperor together with Leo II and Zeno, and not recognising Julius Nepos. (33 words)
Example sentences (11)
Canduci, pg. 172 Zeno continued the official position of Constantinople to deny any recognition of Glycerius, whom the court continued to view as a usurper.
For example, he did not choose a second Consul in order to allow Leo II to be Consul alone for the year 474. Deposition and death In spring 474, the ports re-opened and Julius Nepos crossed the Adriatic Sea to Italy to depose Glycerius.
Glycerius' deposition was thus without any bloodshed, and historians investigated the possible reasons why the Western Emperor, who had Gundobad and his army at his command, did not try to resist.
Glycerius had probably died in the intervening years.
Glycerius probably left Ravenna for Rome to resist the invader; he had a silver coin minted in Rome, claiming himself as Emperor together with Leo II and Zeno, and not recognising Julius Nepos.
Glycerius sent an envoy to Widimir and, through a combination of diplomacy and a bribe of 2,000 solidi, convinced Widimir that the territories he wanted were already occupied by the Visigoths and that he should move to Gaul.
Gundobad seems then to have succeeded his uncle as Patrician and king-maker, and raised Glycerius to the throne.
However, Julius Nepos disembarked at Portus in July 474 AD and deposed Glycerius without a fight.
In June 474 Nepos entered Ravenna, forced Glycerius to abdicate, and secured the western throne for himself.
Ralph Mathisen speculates that Glycerius tried to stay on good terms with the Eastern Roman Empire.
Regardless, Glycerius tried to reconcile with the Eastern court or, at least, to avoid conflicts with it.
Common combinations with glycerius
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- glycerius to 2×
- glycerius tried 2×