9 sentences with 'reputation'
Example sentences and phrases with the word reputation and other words derived from it.
• « She loved poetry and painting, and had a reputation for compassion. If she adopted a kitten, she chose the ugliest of the litter. »
• « In addition to the Spartan case mentioned above, another historical example of homosexual warfare was the Sacred Band of the Theban polis, 150 male couples who led the Theban army and had a reputation for being utterly fearless. »
• « The Romans quickly acquired a reputation for utter ruthlessness and even wanton cruelty, raping and/or killing the civilian inhabitants of conquered cities, enslaving thousands of people and, in some cases, completely annihilating entire populations. »
• « According to biographers, Caligula quickly gained a reputation for cruelty and megalomania, enjoying executions (or simple assassinations) as forms of entertainment and spending vast sums on spectacles of power. »
• « Nero (r. 54 - 68 CE) was another Julian who acquired a terrible historical reputation; although he was quite popular during his early years as emperor, he eventually succumbed to a Caligula-like tendency to have elite Romans (including his domineering mother) killed. »
• « Nero's terrible reputation arose from the fact that he unquestionably harassed and persecuted elite Romans, using a law called the Maiestas that made it illegal to slander the emperor to extract huge amounts of money from senators and elites. »
• « Over the next few decades they gained a formidable reputation as ghazis, holy warriors, but they also set out to take over the lands of former Byzantine subjects without inflicting excessive destruction or cruelty (to Muslims, Christians and Jews alike). »
• « Since noble titles meant less, more depended on family reputation, and the most important thing for the social elite was honour. »