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Like a Roman tyrant
Answer for the clue "Like a Roman tyrant ", 8 letters:
neronian
Word definitions for neronian in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nero \Ne"ro\ (n[=e]"r[-o]), prop. n. A Roman emperor notorious for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant. -- Ne*ro"ni*an (n[-e]*r[=o]"n[i^]*an), a. [1913 Webster] Nero (originally Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, ...
Usage examples of neronian.
Most scholars now agree that Peter was likely martyred in some connection with the Neronian persecution, but the precise date of his death is impossible to determine.
I saw it jump and go over, the boy on the back scramble clear and race toward the safety of the Skora, across the track of the Neronian and Soilish teams.
We would have him cheek to jowl, the Sogothan, the Neronian too, perhaps, in a huddle beside us.
This is the road Saint Peter took when he copped out during the Neronian persecution, and back that way a piece he met the Saviour and asked the well-known question.