quinquennium
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This period—which the Roman emperor Trajan labelled the quinquennium Neronis—matches up almost exactly with the time of Seneca’s greatest influence over Nero.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 26, 2015
Most phenomenally popular book of the quinquennium, he would report, was Hervey Allen's Anthony Adverse.
From Time Magazine Archive
I confess with shame a pusillanimity that is apt to flag if a "to be continued" do not redeem its promise before the lapse of a quinquennium.
From Among My Books Second Series by James Russell Lowell
The famous quinquennium, an oasis in the desert of despotism, was probably the happiest period of Seneca’s life.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
The young tiger was held on leash for the famous quinquennium by Burrus and Seneca.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
