optimate Synonyms

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optimate Meaning

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optimate (a.)

Of or pertaining to the nobility or aristocracy.

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optimate (n.)

A nobleman or aristocrat; a chief man in a state or city.

optimate Sentence Examples

  1. The optimates, a conservative faction in the Roman Senate, sought to preserve the status quo.
  2. The optimates opposed the populares, a populist movement advocating for reforms.
  3. Cicero, a prominent orator, was aligned with the optimates and advocated for traditional values.
  4. The optimates' influence declined during the late Roman Republic due to societal shifts and political instability.
  5. Marcus Livius Drusus, an optimate tribune, proposed land reforms but was assassinated by the plebs.
  6. Lucius Cornelius Sulla, a military leader, aligned himself with the optimates and restored their dominance after a period of civil war.
  7. The optimates were known for their support of the aristocratic ruling class and opposition to democratic reforms.
  8. Julius Caesar, an ambitious general, challenged the authority of the optimates and became a threat to their power.
  9. The optimates attempted to assassinate Caesar but were ultimately unsuccessful.
  10. The rise of Julius Caesar marked a decline in the influence and prestige of the optimates as Rome transitioned to an imperial system.

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Of or pertaining to the nobility or aristocracy., A nobleman or aristocrat; a chief man in a state or city.

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The optimates, a conservative faction in the Roman Senate, sought to preserve the status quo.

The optimates opposed the populares, a populist movement advocating for reforms.

Cicero, a prominent orator, was aligned with the optimates and advocated for traditional values.

The optimates' influence declined during the late Roman Republic due to societal shifts and political instability.