Nepos

[ nee-pos, nep-os ]

/ ˈni pɒs, ˈnɛp ɒs /

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noun

Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c., Roman biographer and historian.

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How to use Nepos in a sentence

These coins showed Julius Nepos at first and then, after Nepos’s death in 480, they featured the busts of the Eastern Roman emperors who reigned in Constantinople.
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Most of these men were assembled this night beneath the gilded roof of Caius Nepos' house.
"Unto Caesar"|Baroness Emmuska Orczy
He himself had been silent for the past ten minutes, doing full justice to this second relay of Caius Nepos' hospitality.
"Unto Caesar"|Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Caius Nepos could find no objection to this, even though the question of voting was in no way to his liking.
"Unto Caesar"|Baroness Emmuska Orczy

But Caius Nepos was smiling blandly: the ire of Hortensius pleased him even though he did not understand its cause.
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Bring forth thy tablets, O Caius Nepos, and we'll put the matter to the vote.
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British Dictionary definitions for Nepos

Nepos

/ (ˈniːpɒs) /

noun

Cornelius. ?100–?25 bc, Roman historian and biographer; author of De Viris illustribus

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