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a man who rules an empire
Roman emperors
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In the end, he may be listed along with Roman emperors who ran amok like Nero and Caligula.
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Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
The fruit was heralded as far back as the year 1279 as the preferred fruit of the royal court and emperors.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Anarchists offered a perpetually moving Möbius strip, encouraging violent acts and dreaming of abundant dinners, shooting emperors in the back while dancing in their hallways.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
China had been an empire until 1911, ruled by emperors from the Forbidden City.
—The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
The coins are marked with faces of nine Roman emperors who reigned during the fourth and fifth centuries—including Eugenius, an illegitimate usurper who ruled the Western Roman Empire for just two years.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Ingesting lead is harmful to the body and brain, and it has been blamed for the odd and violent behavior of some emperors, and even the fall of the Roman Empire itself.
—Big Think, 22 Jan. 2025
Throughout history, individual rulers and emperors have attempted to control, heavily tax, and even halt trade along the Silk Roads.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Ancient Roman emperors feared volatility in the price of grain and knew their power depended on its stability.
—Isabella M. Weber, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2025
Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
The fruit was heralded as far back as the year 1279 as the preferred fruit of the royal court and emperors.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Anarchists offered a perpetually moving Möbius strip, encouraging violent acts and dreaming of abundant dinners, shooting emperors in the back while dancing in their hallways.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
China had been an empire until 1911, ruled by emperors from the Forbidden City.
—The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
The coins are marked with faces of nine Roman emperors who reigned during the fourth and fifth centuries—including Eugenius, an illegitimate usurper who ruled the Western Roman Empire for just two years.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Ingesting lead is harmful to the body and brain, and it has been blamed for the odd and violent behavior of some emperors, and even the fall of the Roman Empire itself.
—Big Think, 22 Jan. 2025
Throughout history, individual rulers and emperors have attempted to control, heavily tax, and even halt trade along the Silk Roads.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Ancient Roman emperors feared volatility in the price of grain and knew their power depended on its stability.
—Isabella M. Weber, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Emperors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emperors. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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