Use caracalla in a sentence
Sentences starting with caracalla
- Caracalla had not yet shown himself to the people. [10]
- Caracalla rewarded her with a grateful look. [10]
- Caracalla then went up to the prisoner, and dragging him, weakly resisting, from the dark back ground of the room to the window, he asked with a sneer: "And what are assassins like in Alexandria? [10]
- Caracalla now turned to Melissa once more, and his eye brightened as he again discerned the dimple in her cheeks, which had recovered their roses. [10]
- Caracalla even said to himself that he had underrated the prefect's intellect, for his eyes flashed and glowed like fire, notwithstanding their smallness, and lending a force to his ignoble face which Caracalla had never noticed before. [10]
- Caracalla allowed him to go, but, as he stepped across the threshold, he called after him: "Tomorrow, then, with your sister, after the bath! [10]
- Caracalla started as though he himself had been the injured victim, and watched, but in vain, to see the supple Tarautas, who had escaped such perils before now, free himself from the weight of the German's body. [10]
- Caracalla had remarked this centurion once before; his name was Martialis, and he was a simple, commonplace, but well-conducted creature, who had often distinguished himself by his contempt for death. [10]
- Caracalla would enjoy the greatest happiness through her, as long as she was not alienated from him by love for another man. [10]
- Caracalla examined the stone in the gold ring more closely, and exclaimed in admiration: "How delicate the little heads are! [10]
Sentences ending with caracalla
- His every interest urged him now to believe in the prophecy made to him by Serapion, to-day for the third time, which foretold that he, the prefect, should mount the throne of the Caesars, clad in the purple of Caracalla. [10]
- She was quite unconscious of any guilt toward Caracalla. [10]
- Directly he began to speak, Melissa's glance was also fixed on Caracalla. [10]
- If you desire to see your daughter forever in fear of death, give her in marriage to Caracalla. [10]
- The philosopher motioned to her to follow him, but she clung, as if seeking help, to her brother, and cried: "I will not go again to Caracalla! [10]
- Philostratus informed him that Melissa was staying with the chief priest's wife; but just as he was about to inquire curiously what had passed between the audacious painter and Caesar--for even Philostratus was a courtier--he was called away to Caracalla. [10]
- He had undergone some serious operation shortly before Caesar's arrival at Alexandria had been announced, and this had made it impossible for him to be present at the grand reception, or even to pay his respects to Caracalla. [10]
- At the back of this court, where it was as light as day, at the top of three steps, stood the statues of Alexander the Great and Caracalla. [10]
- On those shreds of papyrus scattered over the floor she confessed she was not able to accede to his wishes, because she had already given her faith to another before she ever saw Caracalla. [10]
- So silence reigned in the spacious room while the Indian undressed Caracalla. [10]
Short sentences using caracalla
- Caracalla knew the man. [10]
- Did Caracalla read her thought? [10]
- Caracalla among the gods! [10]
- This was enough for Caracalla. [10]
More example sentences with the word caracalla in them
- Now, in his youth, Caracalla went through his courses of philosophy. [10]
- While he was yet speaking, Caracalla, leaning on the table by his couch with both hands, fixed his eyes on his face, without a word. [10]
- Foremost of them, with Theocritus, came the high-priest of Serapis, and Caracalla immediately desired them to introduce the newly appointed head-guardian of the peace. [10]
- There stood Caracalla, with the Egyptian at his side, pointing down at the arena with his finger. [10]
- The unmasked rogue, with a swift movement, snatched the hood of the caracalla off Alexander's head, flew at his throat with the fury and agility of a panther, and with much presence of mind called for help. [10]
- Even Theocritus, on whose lips a word of flattery or applause was always ready, looked down in his dismay; but Caracalla, in his frenzy of excitement, heeded nothing. [10]
- Most of those who were out and about were going in the opposite direction; they meant to await the grand reception of Caracalla at the eastern end of the city, on his way from the Kanopic Gate to the Gate of the Sun. [10]
- And Caracalla yielded, while her hand moved as lightly over the brow of the terrible man as when years ago it had soothed her mother to sleep. [10]
- The evil deeds which Caracalla was now preparing to commit he would have done even if she were at his side. [10]
- The grounds on which Caracalla had based the assertion that destiny had compelled him to murder Geta appeared to her young and inexperienced mind as indisputable. [10]
- Then the conversation was more serious, and Caracalla said, so loud that Melissa could hear him: "Do not forget to whom you speak. [10]
- When once Caracalla was gone--and it was to be hoped that he would not stay long--no one would ever think again of any biting speech made before his arrival. [10]
- Still, his plan was a bold one; Caracalla had been deeply offended by the scornful tone of the attacks on him, and Melissa's brother was perhaps the only one of the scoffers who had been taken. [10]
- Never, since his very first visit to a circus, had Caracalla left unnoticed for so long a time the progress of such a battle as this. [10]
- Alexander held his trembling hand, and when the physician, a stout man of middle age, took the artist's place and bade him retire, Caracalla, in a low voice, desired him to remain. [10]
- The prefect's son, too, had been invited to the banquet of Seleukus; and when Caracalla heard from him and others of the splendor of the feast, he had begun to feel hungry. [10]
- On no account to-morrow," Caracalla ordered. [10]
- The compassionate impulse to lighten the lot of a sufferer, which had before drawn her so strongly to Caracalla, had now lost its sense and meaning for this healthy, high-spirited man. [10]
- But Caracalla laughed to himself, and went on cheerfully: "Yes, it is dangerous work, no doubt; and for that reason I pledged my word as Caesar not to require him to pay for the sins of others. [10]
- She therefore explained to Caracalla, in a low whisper directly he began to speak again, that her desire to give him relief would be vain if he did not keep his eyes and lips closed. [10]
- Caracalla, in obedience to a softer impulse, had wished to show himself grateful to Melissa. [10]
- Then for some time all was quiet, until Caracalla took his hand from his forehead and continued, as if in excuse: "No one seems to know what it is. [10]
- An attendant at this moment announced the philosopher, and Caracalla, much relieved, went into the tablinum to meet him. [10]
- As soon as they had retired, Caracalla threw himself again on the couch. [10]
- He then asked the time, and when Philostratus, who had walked to the window, explained that the fifth hour after midnight was past, Caracalla bade him prepare a bath. [10]
- The blood on the sword which Caracalla had dedicated to Serapis had been shed at the Museum. [10]
- The thought that the emperor could care about her good opinion greatly pleased her; it even had the effect of raising the hope in her inexperienced mind that Caracalla would moderate his passion for her sake--when old Adventus came into the room. [10]
- Apollo had conquered the dark heralds of the storm, and Caracalla looked up. [10]
- Titianus falls before the dancer Theocritus, the noble Papinian before the murderer Caracalla, our splendid Alexander before such a wretch as Zminis; and divine reason lets it all happen, and allows human reason to proclaim the law. [10]
- The spina in the Circus of Caracalla was more than 900 feet long. [10]
- When Caracalla left the balcony, Melissa drew back from the window. [10]
- As Caracalla passed the balcony he stepped out for a moment, followed by the lamp-bearers, to thank his faithful warriors for the valor and obedience they had shown this day. [10]
- Thus the picture that raised Caracalla to the level of an Achilles made Melissa shrug her shoulders over the man she dreaded; and while she even doubted Caesar's musical capacities, Diodoros's young, fresh, bell-like voice rose doubly beautiful and true upon her memory's ear. [10]
- Still, she knew that Caracalla respected her; for her sake, perhaps, he would spare her husband. [10]
- No one could tell what humor Caracalla might be in when he returned. [10]
- And yet hope still lived in my heart; and though Caracalla may be a reckless murderer, he will do nothing to me, precisely because I am so feeble. [10]
- No doubt, too, some golden means may be found to bind his tongue; for woe to you if Caracalla discovers prematurely that you are promised to another, and woe then to your betrothed! [10]
- Yes, Caracalla had sinned greatly, and his conviction that Alexander's soul lived in him and Roxana's in her was foolish enough; but the marvelous likeness to her of the portrait on the gem would astonish any one. [10]
- Here I caught sight of a flowing robe beneath the caracalla, and, the hat having fallen back, a beautiful woman's face with large and fear-inspiring eyes. [10]
- Close by his side was the prefect Macrinus, who feared lest he should be attacked by a fresh fit; and Melissa shared his fears, as Caracalla cried to Apollonaris in an angry voice, "Scoundrel that you are, you shall repent of this! [10]
- Yet think not"--and she gave a low laugh--"that I pray for Caracalla because I care for him, or am in love with him. [10]
- Many had already seen the great monarch in his shining, golden chariot, drawn by four splendid horses; but such an array of torch-bearers as now preceded Caracalla was a thing never seen within the memory of the oldest or most traveled man. [10]
- Caesar's proposals could scarcely have been very pleasing to him, or why had he concealed till now what Caracalla was whispering to him in the adjoining room? [10]
- The emperor's "friends" sat at breakfast, of which Caracalla did not partake. [10]
- She will be ruined or dead before Caracalla leaves Alexandria! [10]
- This craze about Roxana, of which Caracalla had just now spoken to him as a certain fact, he regarded as a monstrous illusion of this strange man's, which would, however, be a better safeguard for Melissa than pledges and oaths. [10]
- Caracalla was still resting here; for every movement increased the pain that tormented him. [10]
- While Caracalla was receiving the thanks of the astrologers, he caught sight of Alexander, and at once graciously inquired how Melissa had got back to her fathers house. [10]
- Caracalla had meanwhile received the praetorian prefect; he had forgiven him his long delay, when Macrinus, of his own accord, had told him of the wonderful things Serapion had made known to him. [10]
- Caracalla refused to receive him just then, but he anxiously asked whether he had any signs to report. [10]
- Perhaps Caracalla had really spilled most of the blood to serve the welfare and unity of the empire. [10]
- It was highly probable that the sick man had been informed of her interview with Caracalla, and, as her betrothed, he must be told how she felt toward Caesar; for this was his right, and jealous agitation might injure him. [10]
- Caesar read what Philostratus wrote, because he took pleasure in the form of his work; and this sentence would not have been written in vain if only it should prompt Caracalla in some cases, however few, to choose the good. [10]
- The "Sword of Persia" was rarely so friendly to any one; and Theocritus owed much of the favor shown him by Caracalla to the fact that at their first meeting the lion had been on particularly good terms with him. [10]
- Soon after her perilous interview with Caracalla, Timotheus, with the chief of the astrologers from the Serapeum, and the emperor's astronomer, had come to her, to ask her on what day and at what hour she was born. [10]
- You will wonder, perhaps--for it is Bassianus Antoninus, whom they call Caracalla and Caesar. [10]
- Caracalla had given orders that no one was to be admitted till the negotiations with the Parthian ambassadors, which had begun an hour ago, were brought to a conclusion. [10]
- But Caracalla went on, in an apologetic tone: "I was then but two years old. [10]
- Caracalla was avenged on the youth of Alexandria. [10]
- Caracalla was seated on a raised throne of gold and ivory, with bright scarlet cushions. [10]
- Macrinus was one of those who had most loudly approved him, and Caracalla rejoiced to think that this prudent counselor should advise his drinking the cup of vengeance to the dregs. [10]
- Could Caracalla approve of this most horrible crime, organized by the wretch Zminis, by appearing on the scene; or might it not be that, in his wrath at the bloodthirsty zeal of his vile tool, he had come to dismiss him? [10]
- The rough sketch of the lines had been found on the culprit, and Aristides held the tablets on which they were written while Caracalla listened to his report. [10]
- He was one of the learned circle which gathered round Julia Domna, and it was by her desire that he had accompanied Caracalla, to keep his mad passions in check when it might be possible. [10]
- Caracalla, thinking only of the happy omen of Tarautas's wonderful escape, called out to Melissa, with affectionate anxiety, to fly to shelter as quickly as possible; a chariot was in waiting to convey her to the Serapeum. [10]
- With a look of pain and entreaty he desired Alexander to give him the tablets once more; but the artist assured him--and Caracalla seemed not sorry to believe--that he had crushed the wax in his convulsion. [10]
- In the stomach of one of the oxen they had found a flint arrow-head, and, on showing it to Caracalla, he laughed, and observed to the high-priest Timotheus: "A shaft from Eros's quiver! [10]
- Macrinus, a man of humble birth, who owed his promotion to Severus, the father of Caracalla, had, the day before, been praying in the Pantheon to the statue of his deceased patron. [10]
- Under the form of Achilles he had striven to represent Caracalla as he appeared to the author's indulgent imagination. [10]
- But Caracalla would not suffer him to finish; he wrathfully inquired who had given him a right to force his advice on Caesar. [10]
- But neither Melissa nor the men had appeared as yet, though Caracalla distinctly remembered having commanded all three to visit him after the bath, which he had taken several hours later than usual. [10]
- But Caracalla had no mind to follow him; he forbade the apparition with a loud cry of "Away! [10]
- Caracalla, however, paid no heed to them, but sat with his eyes fixed on the door, deeply wounded in his vanity by the mere existence of such a caricature. [10]
- On the very next step Caracalla stood still, pressed his right hand to his temples, and set his lips as if to control some acute pain. [10]
- Not that he needs her consent: whose consent or disapproval does Caracalla care for? [10]
- Caracalla was standing near a pillar at the window whence he might see without being seen. [10]
- She and Caracalla must go on divergent roads, Her duty now was to fight for her own happiness against any who threatened it, and, above all, against the tyrant who had compelled her, innocent as she was, to hide like a criminal. [10]
- A worker in mosaic, who stood near Melissa, had been employed in the decoration of the baths of Caracalla at Rome, and had much information to impart; he even knew the names of several of the senators and courtiers attached to Caesar. [10]
- He came as messenger from Caracalla, who wished to speak to Melissa. [10]
- Caracalla, too, fell mercilessly upon his prey! [10]
- Caracalla being a man, my calculations regarding him have generally proved right. [10]
- As soon as Macrinus had mounted the throne the persecution of those who had roused the ire of the unhappy Caracalla was at an end. [10]
- The lion, who lay chained beside the throne, stirred as he caught sight of the new-comers, which caused Caracalla to exclaim to Melissa: "You have stayed away from me so long that my 'Sword of Persia' fails to recognize you. [10]
- It was too late; for the curtains of the audience-room were already withdrawn, and Caracalla approached. [10]
- Caracalla took the knife from him, cut the silk, hastily broke the seal, and began to read. [10]
- But Caracalla heard it, and when the noise subsided he asked his condemned victim: "What did you mean by your exclamation, 'And yet I would that death might spare me'? [10]
- If Caracalla tore it open, the papyrus and the writing might be damaged. [10]
- Then he humbly inquired as to the clay figure of which Caesar was speaking, and Caracalla referred him to Zminis. [10]
- Caracalla was alone in the dark. [10]
- But Caracalla screamed in his face: "Found? [10]
- He found Caracalla in an altered mood, rejuvenescent and in the highest spirits. [10]
- On this she humbly represented that she would rather be permitted to return under her brother's escort to her father's house, and Caracalla cheerfully acceded. [10]
- At last Alexander humbly asked Caracalla whether he might not tell Melissa to what he had pledged his word. [10]
- It did not, however, refer to the murder of Geta, but to the mantle-like garment to which Caesar owed the nickname of Caracalla. [10]
- But he knows his business; and what does Caracalla care for tradition or descent, for the murmurs and discontent of high or low? [10]
- Adverntus whispered to him where he had taken her, to avoid the persecuting glances of the numerous strangers, and Caracalla nodded to him approvingly and went into the next room. [10]
- When he bade him farewell, Caracalla glanced up at him with such a look of pain that the artist longed to give him his hand, and speak to him with real affection. [10]
- But Caracalla stopped her, saying: "No one makes conditions with Caesar. [10]
- Philostratus kept at her side, and anxiously watched Caracalla. [10]
- Then he reminded her of the healing and soothing influence she had over Caracalla, and that this influence came doubtless from the gods, since it passed the bounds of nature and acted so beneficently. [10]
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