Explore Plautius through 9 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Plautius in a sentence
Using Plautius
- In the example corpus, plautius often appears in combinations such as: aulus plautius, and plautius, plautius or.
Context around Plautius
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Plautius
- In this selection, "plautius" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, aulus, clearly, sent, david and needing stand out and add context to how "plautius" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include allenius and plautius or less and by aulus plautius then halted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "plautius" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with plautius
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That would have been after the invasion of Aulus Plautius in 43 AD. (13 words)
Plautius halted and sent word for Claudius to join him for the final push. (14 words)
The Roman force, led by Aulus Plautius, then halted as Plautius sent for Claudius to come and finish the campaign. (20 words)
Britannia finds an island at war with itself in AD 43, torn apart by tribal disputes and pagan magic – a tempting prospect for an ambitious Roman general like Aulus Plautius (David Morrissey), looking for worlds to conquer. (37 words)
An ovation was a military parade in honour of a victorious general, so the person who "returned from Britain with an ovation" is clearly Plautius, not Pomponia. (27 words)
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Allenius and Plautius (or, less frequently, year 789 Ab urbe condita ). (24 words)
Example sentences (9)
The Roman force, led by Aulus Plautius, then halted as Plautius sent for Claudius to come and finish the campaign.
Britannia finds an island at war with itself in AD 43, torn apart by tribal disputes and pagan magic – a tempting prospect for an ambitious Roman general like Aulus Plautius (David Morrissey), looking for worlds to conquer.
An ovation was a military parade in honour of a victorious general, so the person who "returned from Britain with an ovation" is clearly Plautius, not Pomponia.
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Allenius and Plautius (or, less frequently, year 789 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Commodus and Plautius (or, less frequently, year 930 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rusticus and Plautius (or, less frequently, year 915 Ab urbe condita ).
Cassius Dio presents this as Plautius needing the emperor's assistance to defeat the resurgent British, who were determined to avenge Togodumnus.
Plautius halted and sent word for Claudius to join him for the final push.
That would have been after the invasion of Aulus Plautius in 43 AD.
Common combinations with plautius
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- aulus plautius 3×
- and plautius 3×
- plautius or 3×
- as plautius 2×