6 sentences with 'disastrous'
Example sentences and phrases with the word disastrous and other words derived from it.
• « A new dynasty of pharaohs ruled the New Kingdom after Akhenaten's disastrous experiment, the most powerful of whom was Ramses II (r. 1279 - 1213). »
• « Antony and Cleopatra's forces were already quite dispersed and weak from a disastrous campaign against the Persians a few years earlier. »
• « Although some of the stories of his personal sadism are exaggerated, there is no doubt that Caligula was a disastrous emperor. »
• « The new emperor made a deal with the Goths, allowing them to serve in the Roman army under their own commanders in return for payment. This proved disastrous for Rome in the long run, as the Goths, under their king Alaric, began to plunder Roman territory in the Balkans, eventually marching into Italy itself and sacking Rome in 410 CE. »
• « Arguably the most disastrous crusade (in terms of failing to achieve its stated aim of controlling the Holy Land) was the Fourth Crusade, which lasted from 1199 to 1204. »
• « This lack of overall control was disastrous for Catholic uniformity in the empire, as Luther's doctrines, soon to be called Lutheranism, spread rapidly. »