6 sentences with 'civilised'
Example sentences and phrases with the word civilised and other words derived from it.
• « The Romans summed up their own virtues with the term Romanitas, which meant being civilised, being strong, being honest, being a great public speaker, being a great fighter and working within the political structure in alliance with other civilised Romans. »
• « Beyond these borders there were "barbarians" of various kinds; as far as the Romans were concerned, there were no civilised people outside their borders except the Persians. »
• « The Huns had much in common with other groups of steppe peoples such as the Scythians, who had invaded civilised lands since the very rise of civilisation in Mesopotamia. »
• « Once a kingdom converted to Christianity, it could consider itself a member of the network of civilised societies, enter into alliances and trade with other kingdoms, and receive official recognition from the emperor (who still exercised considerable prestige and authority, even outside areas of direct Byzantine control). »
• « Europeans, of course, knew North Africa. The Mediterranean had served as the crossroads of the civilised Western world since ancient times, and although North Africa was ruled by Muslim kingdoms, Europeans regularly traded with Muslim merchants. »
• « Regardless of where in the world one is born, to become heir to the lineage of Western civilisation one need only pledge allegiance to reason and individual freedom: to the life-affirming, civilised values that represent "the best of the West". »