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Using Minucius

  • In the example corpus, minucius often appears in combinations such as: of minucius, minucius and, minucius to.

Context around Minucius

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

told 1× help 1× promoted 1× let 1× reminded 1× gerione 1× subsequently 1× believed 1×

Often after:

disobeyed 1× granted 1× felix 1× command 1× decided 1× placed 1× accepted 1×

Sentence patterns with Minucius

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

absence but minucius disobeyed and 1× and gerione minucius decided to 1× and had minucius granted powers 1× behalf of minucius and had 1× conflict between minucius and fabius 1× had told minucius not to 1× hands of minucius during his 1× hannibal that minucius placed himself 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

accordingly the christian 1× after the battle 1× as soon as 1× fabius had told 1× fabius rejected this 1× fabius we are 1×

Common sentence endings:

accused of cowardice 1× and attacked anyway 1× be a hero 1× during his absence 1× felix octavius xxix 1× gave me life 1×

Words around Minucius

Just before it in the word index:

minucci 3 minu 2 mintzlaff 2 mintzer 3 mintzberg 3 mintz 39

Just after it in the word index:

minuet 15 minuets 6 minuit 17 minulla 2 minun 2 minurca 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Minucius

  • In this selection, "minucius" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, told, help, promoted, disobeyed, granted and felix stand out and add context to how "minucius" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include absence but minucius disobeyed and and and gerione minucius decided to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "minucius" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with minucius

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

Subsequently, Minucius accepted Fabius' authority and ended their political conflict. (10 words)

Fabius had told Minucius not to attack Hannibal in his absence, but Minucius disobeyed and attacked anyway. (17 words)

Fabius, we are told, reminded Minucius that it was Hannibal, and not he, who was the enemy. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Accordingly the Christian Fathers had to defend themselves, as early as the second century, against the charge of being worshipers of the cross, as may be learned from Tertullian, "Apologia," xii., xvii., and Minucius Felix, "Octavius," xxix. (37 words)

After the battle, there was some feeling that there would be conflict between Minucius and Fabius; however, the younger soldier marched his men to Fabius' encampment and is reported to have said, "My father gave me life. (37 words)

As soon as he scored a minor success, by winning a skirmish with the Carthaginians, the Senate promoted Minucius to the same imperium (power of command) as Fabius, whom he accused of cowardice. (33 words)

Example sentences (14)

Fabius had told Minucius not to attack Hannibal in his absence, but Minucius disobeyed and attacked anyway.

One of the Plebeian Tribunes (chief representatives of the people) for the year, Metilius, was a partisan of Minucius, and as such he sought to use his power to help Minucius.

Plutarch states that Metilius "boldly applied himself to the people in the behalf of Minucius", and had Minucius granted powers equivalent to those of Fabius.

Accordingly the Christian Fathers had to defend themselves, as early as the second century, against the charge of being worshipers of the cross, as may be learned from Tertullian, "Apologia," xii., xvii., and Minucius Felix, "Octavius," xxix.

After the battle, there was some feeling that there would be conflict between Minucius and Fabius; however, the younger soldier marched his men to Fabius' encampment and is reported to have said, "My father gave me life.

As soon as he scored a minor success, by winning a skirmish with the Carthaginians, the Senate promoted Minucius to the same imperium (power of command) as Fabius, whom he accused of cowardice.

At one point, Fabius was called by the priests to assist with certain sacrifices, and as such, Fabius left the command of the army in the hands of Minucius during his absence.

Fabius rejected this, and instead let Minucius command half of the army, while he commanded the other half.

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Fabius, we are told, reminded Minucius that it was Hannibal, and not he, who was the enemy.

In the valley between Larino and Gerione, Minucius decided to make a broad frontal attack on Hannibal's troops.

It was only after Fabius had saved him from an attack by Hannibal that Minucius placed himself under Fabius' command.

Minucius, the magister equitum, was one of the leading voices in the army against the adoption of the Fabian Strategy.

Subsequently, Minucius accepted Fabius' authority and ended their political conflict.

The attack, though of no strategic value, resulted in the retreat of several enemy units, and so the Roman people, desperate for good news, believed Minucius to be a hero.

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Common combinations with minucius

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