8 sentences with 'heyday'
Example sentences and phrases with the word heyday and other words derived from it.
• « The heyday of alternative medicine lasted until the Renaissance, in 16th century Europe, when illnesses began to be linked to purely physical factors. Three hundred years later, bacteria and viruses were discovered as the cause of infections. »
• « The heyday of Roman power coincided with the first two hundred years of the Roman Empire, a period that was remembered as the Pax Romana: the Roman Peace. »
• « During the heyday of the Roman Empire, from about AD 1 to 200, it was possible to travel from the Atlantic coast of Spain or Morocco to Mesopotamia using good roads, speaking a common language and enjoying official protection against banditry. »
• « The overlap of dates is explained by the fact that most of Europe remained decidedly 'medieval' during the heyday of the Renaissance in Italy: the ways of life, forms of technology and political structure of the Middle Ages did not suddenly change with the flowering of the Renaissance, not least because the innovations of the Renaissance took a long time to spread beyond Italy. »
• « For the next forty years, Italy avoided major conflicts, a period that coincided with the heyday of the Renaissance. »
• « Also, the clear superiority of Italian artists and architects during the heyday of the Renaissance caused artists from other parts of Europe to flock to Italy. »
• « During the heyday of its construction, 60% of royal revenues went to fund the elaborate court at Versailles (this later fell to 5% under Louis XVI, but the old figure was well remembered and resented), a huge ongoing expense that nonetheless underpinned royal prestige. »
• « The 18th century was the heyday of so-called "polite society" among the nobility: a legally reinforced elite who believed themselves to be possessed of true "good taste". »