Praetorian Guard

Noun

Meaning

a member of the Praetorian Guard

the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome

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Rome... at its most decadent, had never thought of hiring an actor to go through the motions of being an emperor while the Praetorian Guard ruled. Gore Vidal

Amidst growing opposition, Elagabalus, just 18 years old, was assassinated and replaced by his cousin Severus Alexander on 11 March 222, in a plot formulated by his grandmother, Julia Maesa, and carried out by disaffected members of the Praetorian Guard. Source: Internet

Despite a good fight by the Praetorian Guard, his soldiers were defeated. Source: Internet

From Spain, Trajan was summoned, while Domitian himself came from Rome with the Praetorian Guard. Source: Internet

Fuscus was killed, and the battle standard of the Praetorian Guard was lost. Source: Internet

Grainger (2003), p. 19 The precise involvement of the Praetorian Guard is less clear. Source: Internet

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