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Praetorian Guard


 

The Praetorian Guard (sometimes Prętorian Guard) (in Latin: praetoriani) comprised a special force of bodyguards used by Roman emperors. Before them it was used by warlords, back at least to the Scipio family — around 275 BC.

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Latin - Bodyguard - Roman - Emperor - Warlord - Scipio - 275 BC

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Introduction
History
Legacy Of The Guard
Relationships between emperors and their Guard
Organization and conditions of service
Modern analogous uses of the term
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