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praetorian::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pretorian |
praetorian::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | praetorial, pretorial, pretorian |
| Derivation | praetor |
praetorian::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | praetorian guard |
| Type of | bodyguard, escort |
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Initially, under Augustus the praetorian guard was a kind of imperial bodyguard.
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Trajan and Hadrian through his praetorian rank, promoted him to the Roman Senate.
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There in 510 Theodoric reestablished the defunct praetorian prefecture of Gaul.
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In 288, Maximian appointed Constantius to serve as his praetorian prefect in Gaul.
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The number of praetorian cohorts were increased to 12 by the time of Claudius.
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Theodotus succeeded John as praetorian prefect in late May or early June 541.
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The praetorian guard in the political and social life of Julio-Claudian Rome.
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Praetorian is an adjective derived from the ancient Roman office of praetor.
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Macrinus was among his staff, as were other members of the praetorian guard.
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- Praetorian Guard: a member of the Praetorian Guard
- Of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers"
- Characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality; "a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.
- The Praetorian is a free, privately and independently funded quarterly published newspaper in Riverside, California founded at the University of California, Riverside in 2007. Its first issue was on February 6, 2007, Republican president Ronald Reagan's birthday. ...
- (Praetorians (album)) Praetorians is the fifth full length studio album, and eighth album overall, released by the black metal band Naer Mataron. It was released on the Season of Mist label in 2008. It is the first album by Naer Mataron to be released on this label.
- (Praetorians (video game)) Praetorians is a 3D real-time strategy game developed by Pyro Studios, based on Julius Caesar's campaigns.
- Praetorius, Pru00E4torius, Pru00E6torius was the name of several musicians and scholars in Germany.
- (Praetorius (Courante)) Fires at Midnight is a Blackmore's Night album released on July 10, 2001 through Steamhammer US.
- Praetorianism is a form of militarism in which the armed forces act as a corporate body to maintain control over government, actively intervening in politics to select or change the government. ...
