Sentence examples for imperial office from inspiring English sources

Thus, in the matter of succession to the imperial office, Diocletian adopted precedents he could have found in the practices of the 2nd century ce.

The juxtaposition of a networked, open-source campaign and a historically imperial office will have profound implications and raise significant questions.

To the small cast of those willing to complain out loud, who in Governor Whitman's case are principally environmental groups and activists with black and Hispanic constituencies, it is indeed an imperial office.

With Zeno's death and the accession of the Roman civil servant Anastasius I (ruled 491 518), Isaurian occupation of the imperial office ended, but it was not until 498 that the forces of the new emperor effectively took the measure of Isaurian resistance.

The dynastic principle was established so firmly that the emperor who died in that year, Theodosius I, could bequeath the imperial office jointly to his sons, both of whom were young and incompetent: Arcadius in the East and Honorius in the West.

After the victory of that year, the loyal subject of the Eastern Roman emperor could breathe easily: Isaurians had been used to beat Germans, but the wild mountain folk had, in their turn, failed to take permanent possession of the imperial office.

It is not surprising that, under these circumstances, he was compelled to find other sources of revenue by seeking credits, foreclosing mortgages, and looking after the interests of his treasury when conferring high imperial offices or church benefices.

The ancient statues have lost their heads, but their clothing suggests that one was a representation of a local notable and the other an imperial office-holder, said R.R.R. Smith, who directs the New York University Excavations at Aphrodisias, an ancient Roman city in what is now Turkey.

Mr. Barnet makes Mr. Neuberger look imperial, his office chair becomes a throne.

But after a tumultuous first year in office, Mr. Malloy finds himself in the somewhat imperial position of having gotten virtually everything he wanted.

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