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Mardonius in a sentence

Using Mardonius

  • In the example corpus, mardonius often appears in combinations such as: mardonius to, general mardonius.

Context around Mardonius

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

general 2× force 1× confront 1× leaving 1×

Often after:

tried 1× retreated 1×

Sentence patterns with Mardonius

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

army leaving mardonius to complete 1× his general mardonius to attempt 1× mardonius re conquered 1× mardonius retreated to 1× persian general mardonius tried to 1× to confront mardonius who had 1× to force mardonius to battle 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

autumn winter 480 1× herodotus tells us 1× however the allies 1× lazenby p 209 1× mardonius re conquered 1× mardonius retreated to 1×

Common sentence endings:

athens in june 1× complete the conquest 1× conquest of greece 1× has befallen us 1× marched on attica 1× the previous year 1×

Words around Mardonius

Just before it in the word index:

mardon 2 mardol 3 mardo 3 mardle 5 mardis 4 mardirossian 5

Just after it in the word index:

marduk 11 mardy 6 mare 264 marea 6 marean 2 marechera 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Mardonius

  • In this selection, "mardonius" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, general, force, confront, tried and retreated stand out and add context to how "mardonius" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include army leaving mardonius to complete and his general mardonius to attempt. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mardonius" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mardonius

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

Xerxes then retreated to Asia with much of his army, leaving Mardonius to complete the conquest of Greece. (18 words)

However, the Allies, under Spartan leadership, eventually agreed to try to force Mardonius to battle, and marched on Attica. (19 words)

Mardonius retreated to Boeotia to lure the Greeks into open terrain and the two sides eventually met near the city of Plataea (which had been razed the previous year). (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Autumn/Winter 480/479 BC The Allied victory at Salamis ended the immediate threat to Greece, and Xerxes now returned to Asia with part of the army, leaving his general Mardonius to attempt to complete the conquest. (37 words)

Herodotus tells us that Xerxes held a council of war, at which the Persian general Mardonius tried to make light of the defeat: Sire, be not grieved nor greatly distressed because of what has befallen us. (36 words)

Lazenby, p. 209 In the summer of that year, after receiving an Athenian ultimatum, the Peloponnesians finally agreed to assemble an army and march to confront Mardonius, who had reoccupied Athens in June. (33 words)

Example sentences (7)

Autumn/Winter 480/479 BC The Allied victory at Salamis ended the immediate threat to Greece, and Xerxes now returned to Asia with part of the army, leaving his general Mardonius to attempt to complete the conquest.

Herodotus tells us that Xerxes held a council of war, at which the Persian general Mardonius tried to make light of the defeat: Sire, be not grieved nor greatly distressed because of what has befallen us.

However, the Allies, under Spartan leadership, eventually agreed to try to force Mardonius to battle, and marched on Attica.

Lazenby, p. 209 In the summer of that year, after receiving an Athenian ultimatum, the Peloponnesians finally agreed to assemble an army and march to confront Mardonius, who had reoccupied Athens in June.

Mardonius re-conquered Thrace and compelled Alexander I of Macedon to make Macedon a client kingdom to Persia, before the wrecking of his fleet brought a premature end to the campaign.

Mardonius retreated to Boeotia to lure the Greeks into open terrain and the two sides eventually met near the city of Plataea (which had been razed the previous year).

Xerxes then retreated to Asia with much of his army, leaving Mardonius to complete the conquest of Greece.

Common combinations with mardonius

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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