Amulius

[ uh-myoo-lee-uhs ]

nounRoman Legend.
  1. a son of Proca who revolted against his brother Numitor and seized the throne of Alba Longa.

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How to use Amulius in a sentence

  • On finding this out, they collected an army, with which they drove away Amulius, and brought their grandfather back to Alba Longa.

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  • Amulius, a celebrated artist, was employed during the whole of his life to paint this palace.

  • Quirinus was miraculously preserved in infancy, when threatened with destruction by the tyrant ruler Amulius.

  • Amulius feared that these children might, at some future time, give him trouble, by advancing claims as their father's heirs.

  • Amulius then asked Faustulus what he had been intending to do with the trough, which he was bringing so secretly into the city.