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Macrobius in a sentence

Using Macrobius

  • In the example corpus, macrobius often appears in combinations such as: macrobius says.

Context around Macrobius

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

apud 1× example 1× march 1×

Often after:

says 2× sextilis 1× compared 1× translated 1× saturnalia 1×

Sentence patterns with Macrobius

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

macrobius i 10 2× for example macrobius says 45 1× macrobius compared the 1× macrobius says that 1× macrobius translated by 1× of march macrobius saturnalia i 1× quoted by macrobius sextilis was 1× rutilius apud macrobius i 16 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

macrobius i 10 2× all later writers 1× cassius and rutilius 1× for example macrobius 1× macrobius compared the 1× macrobius says that 1×

Common sentence endings:

a leap year 1× and shaved heads 1× davies the saturnalia 1× days of february 1× him an education 1× in that month 1×

Words around Macrobius

Just before it in the word index:

macrobiotics 6 macrobiotic 13 macrobert 2 macroalgae 6 macro 622 macris 2

Just after it in the word index:

macroblock 9 macroblocks 3 macrobrachium 2 macrocarpa 2 macrocell 2 macrocosm 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Macrobius

  • In this selection, "macrobius" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, apud, example, march, says, sextilis and compared stand out and add context to how "macrobius" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include macrobius i 10 and for example macrobius says 45. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "macrobius" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with macrobius

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

Macrobius (translated by Percival V. Davies): The Saturnalia. (8 words)

For example, Macrobius says 45 BC was not a leap year. (11 words)

This auctioning was called venditio or locatio, and seems to have taken place in the month of March, Macrobius Saturnalia i.12. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Cassius and Rutilius apud Macrobius I 16, 33. Tuditanus claimed they were instituted by Romulus and T. Tatius I 16, 32. The high priestess of Jupiter ( Flaminica Dialis ) sanctified the days by sacrificing a ram to Jupiter. (37 words)

According to a senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, Sextilis was renamed to honour Augustus because several of the most significant events in his rise to power, culminating in the fall of Alexandria, occurred in that month. (36 words)

Macrobius I 10, 11. It is unclear whether the rite of parentatio was itself the reason for the festival of Jupiter, or if this was another festival which happened to fall on the same day. (35 words)

Example sentences (10)

According to a senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, Sextilis was renamed to honour Augustus because several of the most significant events in his rise to power, culminating in the fall of Alexandria, occurred in that month.

All later writers, including Macrobius about 430, Bede in 725, and other medieval computists (calculators of Easter), continued to state that the bissextum (bissextile day) occurred before the last five days of February.

Cassius and Rutilius apud Macrobius I 16, 33. Tuditanus claimed they were instituted by Romulus and T. Tatius I 16, 32. The high priestess of Jupiter ( Flaminica Dialis ) sanctified the days by sacrificing a ram to Jupiter.

For example, Macrobius says 45 BC was not a leap year.

Macrobius compared the rituals to those for Diva Fortuna at Antium and says the bearers were the principal citizens of the town, who prepared for their role with abstinence, chastity, and shaved heads.

Macrobius I 10, 11. It is unclear whether the rite of parentatio was itself the reason for the festival of Jupiter, or if this was another festival which happened to fall on the same day.

Macrobius I 10, 16. Summanus main The god of nighttime lightning has been interpreted as an aspect of Jupiter, either a chthonic manifestation of the god or a separate god of the underworld.

Macrobius says that Virgil's father was of a humble background; however, scholars generally believe that Virgil was from an equestrian landowning family which could afford to give him an education.

Macrobius (translated by Percival V. Davies): The Saturnalia.

This auctioning was called venditio or locatio, and seems to have taken place in the month of March, Macrobius Saturnalia i.12.

Common combinations with macrobius

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