Explore Mamertines through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mamertines in a sentence
Mamertines meaning
plural of Mamertine
Using Mamertines
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Mamertine
- In the example corpus, mamertines often appears in combinations such as: the mamertines.
Context around Mamertines
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mamertines
- In this selection, "mamertines" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, request, appealed and petitioned stand out and add context to how "mamertines" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include accept the mamertines request and and bc the mamertines petitioned the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mamertines" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mamertines
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rome therefore entered into an alliance with the Mamertines. (9 words)
Following their defeat, the Mamertines appealed to both Rome and Carthage for assistance. (13 words)
The Carthaginians acted first, approached Hiero to take no further action and convinced the Mamertines to accept a Carthaginian garrison in Messana. (22 words)
A deadlocked senate put the matter before the popular assembly, where it was decided to accept the Mamertines' request and Appius Claudius Caudex was appointed commander of a military expedition with orders to cross to Messana. (36 words)
Two legions commanded by Appius Claudius Caudex disembarked at Messana, where the Mamertines had expelled the Carthaginian garrison commanded by Hanno (no relation to Hanno the Great ). (27 words)
When Hiero attacked a second time in 264 BC, the Mamertines petitioned the Roman Republic for an alliance, hoping for more reliable protection. (23 words)
Example sentences (6)
A deadlocked senate put the matter before the popular assembly, where it was decided to accept the Mamertines' request and Appius Claudius Caudex was appointed commander of a military expedition with orders to cross to Messana.
Following their defeat, the Mamertines appealed to both Rome and Carthage for assistance.
Rome therefore entered into an alliance with the Mamertines.
The Carthaginians acted first, approached Hiero to take no further action and convinced the Mamertines to accept a Carthaginian garrison in Messana.
Two legions commanded by Appius Claudius Caudex disembarked at Messana, where the Mamertines had expelled the Carthaginian garrison commanded by Hanno (no relation to Hanno the Great ).
When Hiero attacked a second time in 264 BC, the Mamertines petitioned the Roman Republic for an alliance, hoping for more reliable protection.
Common combinations with mamertines
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: