The Praetorian Guard (Latin: cohortes praetoriae) was an elite unit of the Imperial Roman army that served as personal bodyguards and intelligence agents...
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high office in the Roman Empire. Originating as the commander of the Praetorian Guard, the office gradually acquired extensive legal and administrative functions...
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praetor. It may refer to: Legatus (Praetorian legate), the title of a high military rank in the Roman Empire Praetorian Guard, a special force of skilled and...
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way and routing cohorts of the Praetorian Guard Julianus sent to meet him. Abandoned by the Senate and the Praetorian Guard, Julianus was killed by a soldier...
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Sejanus (category 1st-century praetorian prefects)
Praetorian Guard, the imperial bodyguard, of which he was commander from AD 14 until his execution for treason in AD 31. While the Praetorian Guard was...
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Imperial Roman army (redirect from German guard)
line in Europe) by AD 68, virtually all military units (except the Praetorian Guard) were stationed on or near the borders, in roughly 17 of the 42 provinces...
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Ethiopian Republican Guard (Amharic: የሪፐብሊካን ጠባቂ, romanized: lit, lit. 'yerīpebilīkani t’ebak’ī') is an elite praetorian guard unit and the special forces...
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Pertinax was named emperor, but immediately aroused opposition in the Praetorian Guard when he attempted to initiate reforms. They then plotted his assassination...
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Naevius Sutorius Macro (category Praetorian prefects)
Naevius Cordus Sutorius Macro (21 BC – AD 38) was a prefect of the Praetorian Guard, from 31 until 38, serving under the Roman Emperors Tiberius and Caligula...
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al-Jumhūrīy), also known as the Presidential Guard, is an elite 25,000 man praetorian guard unit in the Syrian Army, and is reportedly at a corps size with around...
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Praetorianism means excessive or abusive political influence of the armed forces in a country. The word comes from the Roman Praetorian Guard, who became...
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serious threat. His survival led to his being declared emperor by the Praetorian Guard after Caligula's assassination, at which point he was the last adult...
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assassinated en route to a campaign against the Parthians by a member of the Praetorian Guard. The younger son of Septimius Severus, Geta was made co-augustus alongside...
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support of the Senate and Praetorian Guard 24 December 3 BC – 15 January 69 (aged 71) Murdered by soldiers of the Praetorian Guard in a coup led by Otho Otho...
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After the death of his brother, Domitian was declared emperor by the Praetorian Guard. His 15-year reign was the longest since Tiberius. As emperor, Domitian...
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this disgrace, Otho murdered Galba on 15 January with the help of the Praetorian Guard, and became emperor instead. Unlike Galba, he rapidly earned considerable...
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Donativum (category Praetorian Guard)
the Roman emperors to the soldiers of the Roman legions or to the Praetorian Guard. The English translation is donative. The purpose of the donativa varied...
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الاستراتيجي, romanized: Qūwāt al-Iḥtiyāṭī al-Istirātījī), was an elite praetorian guard unit in the Yemen Army. It was formerly commanded by the former President...
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Elagabalus (category Roman emperors murdered by the Praetorian Guard)
been his lovers, and prostituted himself. His behavior estranged the Praetorian Guard, the Senate, and the common people alike. Amidst growing opposition...
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his nephew, the enraged Praetorian Guard swore to protect him. Elagabalus and his mother were murdered in a Praetorian Guard camp mutiny. Severus Alexander...
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Quintus Aemilius Laetus (category 2nd-century praetorian prefects)
(died 193) was a prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard, known as the Praetorian Guard, from 191 until his death in 193. He acceded to this position upon...
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Christian Hillborg as Noro, Tenax's henchman. Davide Tucci as Manilius, a Praetorian Guard who makes deals with Tenax and Domitian. Michael Maggi as Rufus, Salena's...
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Pertinax (category Roman emperors murdered by the Praetorian Guard)
restoration of discipline among the Praetorian Guard. This led to resistance that culminated in Pertinax's assassination by the Guard. Pertinax would later be deified...
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Elagabalus. By March 222, Elagabalus was himself killed by the disgruntled Praetorian Guard, declared an enemy of Rome and subjected to a damnatio memoriae. Macrinus'...
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requests loyalty from Maximus, who refuses. Maximus is arrested by Praetorian Guards led by Quintus, who tells him that he and his family will die. Maximus...
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Domitian was assassinated in a palace conspiracy involving members of the Praetorian Guard and several of his freedmen. On the same day, Nerva was declared emperor...
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Galba (category Roman emperors murdered by the Praetorian Guard)
rebellion and Nero's suicide, he became emperor with the support of the Praetorian Guard. Galba's physical weakness and general apathy led to his rule being...
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Marcus Aurelius Cleander (category Praetorian prefects)
chamberlain and favourite of the emperor Commodus, rising to command the Praetorian Guard and bringing the principal offices of the Roman state into disrepute...
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official courier system, established a standing army, established the Praetorian Guard as well as official police and fire-fighting services for Rome, and...
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Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus (category Praetorian prefects)
Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus (died 68) was a Prefect of the Praetorian Guard during the rule of Emperor Nero from AD 65 until his death in 68. He shared this...
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