8 sentences with 'patron'
Example sentences and phrases with the word patron and other words derived from it.
• « Each Mesopotamian city was believed to be 'owned' by a patron god, a deity who watched over it and answered prayers if they were made correctly and accompanied by rituals and sacrifices. »
• « As noted above, each city had its own specific patron deity who "owned" and took special interest in the affairs of that city. »
• « The Assyrians held that their patron god, a god of war also called Ashur, demanded the submission of other peoples and their respective gods. »
• « The most important surviving piece of Greek architecture, the Parthenon in Athens dedicated to the patron goddess of the polis, Athena, was built to embody the golden ratio in terms of its height and width. »
• « A patron did such things as arranging for his clients (i.e. there were women, not just men) to receive lucrative government contracts, to be appointed officers in a Roman legion, to be able to buy a share of farmland, and so on. »
• « In return, the patron expected political support from his clients by voting as indicated in the Centurion or Plebeian Assembly, influencing other votes and blocking political rivals. In the same way, patrons who shared a patron were expected to help each other. »
• « Justinian is remembered for being an incredibly fervent Christian, an important military leader, the patron of some of the most beautiful and enduring Byzantine architecture in existence, and the husband of probably the most powerful empress in the history of the empire, a former actress and courtesan named Theodora. »
• « Along with the patron saints, the figures of Jesus and Mary became much more important during this period. »