On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Militum. Discover how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Militum in a sentence
Using Militum
- In the example corpus, militum often appears in combinations such as: magister militum, militum in, militum per.
Context around Militum
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Militum
- In this selection, "militum" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, magister, tribuni, servitium, per, military and senior stand out and add context to how "militum" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and servitium militum military service and first tribuni militum consulare potestate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "militum" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with militum
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 441, the Magister militum per Orientem Anatolius donated a silver coffin to hold the relics. (16 words)
Soon after the death of Anthemius, Ricimer also died, on August 9 or 19; his nephew Gundobad was elevated to Magister militum in his place. (25 words)
As the Emperor's vassals, the Church officials were subject to providing two services to him: the servitium regis (royal service) and servitium militum (military service). (26 words)
Aëtius had spent a brief exile among the Huns in 433, and the troops that Attila provided against the Goths and Bagaudae had helped earn him the largely honorary title of magister militum in the west. (36 words)
Here his rampage continued until the eastern government appointed him magister militum per Illyricum, giving him the Roman command he had desired, as well as the authority to resupply his men from the imperial arsenals. (35 words)
Rise of Aetius With the generals loyal to her having either died or defected to Aetius, Placidia acknowledged the inevitable: Aetius was recalled from exile in 433 and given the titles "magister militum" and "Patrician". (35 words)
Example sentences (11)
Aëtius had spent a brief exile among the Huns in 433, and the troops that Attila provided against the Goths and Bagaudae had helped earn him the largely honorary title of magister militum in the west.
As the Emperor's vassals, the Church officials were subject to providing two services to him: the servitium regis (royal service) and servitium militum (military service).
Christie 1998, pp. 73, 76 The first town to fall into the Lombards' hands was Forum Iulii (Cividale del Friuli), the seat of the local magister militum.
Constantius had made him magister militum in 353 with the purpose of blocking the German threats, a feat that Silvanus achieved by bribing the German tribes with the money he had collected.
Here his rampage continued until the eastern government appointed him magister militum per Illyricum, giving him the Roman command he had desired, as well as the authority to resupply his men from the imperial arsenals.
In 441, the Magister militum per Orientem Anatolius donated a silver coffin to hold the relics.
Rise of Aetius With the generals loyal to her having either died or defected to Aetius, Placidia acknowledged the inevitable: Aetius was recalled from exile in 433 and given the titles "magister militum" and "Patrician".
Roman military tribunes (tribuni militum), senior officers in Roman legions, wore a similar purple band so the reference may be to a family background of military leadership.
Soon after the death of Anthemius, Ricimer also died, on August 9 or 19; his nephew Gundobad was elevated to Magister militum in his place.
The first tribuni militum consulare potestate, or military tribunes with consular power, were elected for the year 444. Although plebeians were eligible for this office, each of the first "consular tribunes" was a patrician.
The Huns were paid off and sent home, while Aetius received the position of magister militum per Gallias ( commander-in-chief of the Roman army in Gaul).
Common combinations with militum
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- magister militum 8×
- militum in 3×
- militum per 3×
- tribuni militum 2×