anti-roman
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of anti-roman
literally: anti-novel
Example Sentences
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Soon, however, Sulla left Rome to command legions against the army of the anti-Roman king Mithridates in the east.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
In Life of Brian, Cleese, as a Roman centurion, catches Chapman, as Brian, writing anti-Roman graffiti.
From Newsweek
Herod had managed to keep a lid on anti-Roman sentiment for most of his reign.
From Time Magazine Archive
The anti-Roman or Hussite movement was largely a democratic one, and it is therefore natural that the national language rather than Latin should have been used in the writings that belong to this period.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
The Emperor even sacrificed the best supporters of the Imperial system on account of their dislike to his anti-Roman policy.
From Pius IX. And His Time by Dawson, Æneas MacDonell
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