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Olybrius in a sentence

Using Olybrius

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

Context around Olybrius

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

convinced 1× supported 1× chronology 1× capital 1× patrician 1× placidia 1×

Often after:

died 1× expressed 1× favored 1× wife 1× policy 1×

Sentence patterns with Olybrius

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

consulship of olybrius without colleague 2× accomplished this olybrius would then 1× consulship of olybrius and probinus 1× daughter of olybrius and irene 1× daughter placidia olybrius wife but 1× document to olybrius which convinced 1× eastern capital olybrius expressed his 1× is that olybrius and placidia 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another possibility is 1× edward gibbon accepts 1× grieson and mays 1× historia ecclesiastica 2 1× leo suspected that 1× moreover i also 1×

Common sentence endings:

ab urbe condita 4× accept the purple 1× at last married 1× gaiseric s army 1× in religious matters 1× italy s coasts 1×

Words around Olybrius

Just before it in the word index:

oly 10 olx 6 olwyn 3 olwin 2 olwethu 2 olwen 13

Just after it in the word index:

olymbec 2 olympafrica 4 olympe 2 olympia 230 olympiacos 30 olympiad 54

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 20 abductees 20 abdulahi 20 abetment 20 abhors 20 ablution 20

Corpus analysis for Olybrius

  • In this selection, "olybrius" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, convinced, supported, chronology, died, expressed and favored stand out and add context to how "olybrius" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include consulship of olybrius without colleague and accomplished this olybrius would then. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "olybrius" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with olybrius

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

The daughter of Olybrius and Irene was named Proba. (9 words)

Ricimer showed the document to Olybrius, which convinced Olybrius to accept the purple. (13 words)

Grieson and Mays, Chronology Olybrius died of dropsy after only seven months of rule. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Another possibility is that Olybrius and Placidia were engaged in 455, and only after Gaiseric freed her from his possession in the early 460s were they at last married. (29 words)

Historia Ecclesiastica 2.7; cited in Oost, "Aëtius and Majorian", p. 28. During his residence in the Eastern capital, Olybrius expressed his interest in religious matters. (26 words)

Moreover, I also have sent the patrician Olybrius to you; I wish you to kill him, so that you might reign, ruling rather than serving others. (26 words)

Example sentences (16)

Ricimer showed the document to Olybrius, which convinced Olybrius to accept the purple.

Another possibility is that Olybrius and Placidia were engaged in 455, and only after Gaiseric freed her from his possession in the early 460s were they at last married.

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Olybrius and Probinus (or, less frequently, year 1148 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Olybrius without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1244 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Olybrius without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1279 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rusticus and Olybrius (or, less frequently, year 1217 Ab urbe condita ).

Edward Gibbon accepts this implication as fact, although none of the three sources explicitly state that Leo supported Olybrius.

Grieson and Mays, Chronology Olybrius died of dropsy after only seven months of rule.

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Historia Ecclesiastica 2.7; cited in Oost, "Aëtius and Majorian", p. 28. During his residence in the Eastern capital, Olybrius expressed his interest in religious matters.

Leo suspected that Olybrius favored the Vandal king, however, and would secretly take his side and betray the suspicious Emperor.

Moreover, I also have sent the patrician Olybrius to you; I wish you to kill him, so that you might reign, ruling rather than serving others.

Once he had accomplished this, Olybrius would then continue to Carthage and offer a peace treaty to Gaiseric.

On the other hand, the chronicler Evagrius Scholasticus writes that Olybrius had fled Rome on the approach of Gaiseric's army.

The daughter of Olybrius and Irene was named Proba.

Therefore, Gaiseric freed Licinia Eudoxia (fulfilling Daniel's prophesy) and her daughter Placidia (Olybrius' wife), but he did not cease his raids on Italy's coasts.

Very little is known of Olybrius' policy; in his Vita Epifanius, Ennodius describes him as a pious man who acted accordingly.

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Common combinations with olybrius

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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