Praetorian Guard
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The Praetorian Guard was an elite unit of the Roman army that served as the personal bodyguard and powerful political enforcer for Roman emperors.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Republican praetorian cohorts | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military unit
ⓘ
elite military unit ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Rome
|
| commanderTitle | Praetorian Prefect ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under Praetorian Prefect ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| createdBy | Augustus ⓘ |
| disbandedBy |
Constantinus Magnus
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| disbandedYear | 312 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Year of the Four Emperors
ⓘ
assassination of Caligula ⓘ proclamation of Claudius as emperor ⓘ support of various usurpers ⓘ |
| equipment |
Roman gladius
ⓘ
body armor ⓘ pilum ⓘ scutum ⓘ |
| formationYear | 27 BC ⓘ |
| garrison | Castra Praetoria ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Rome ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Dominate
ⓘ
Principate ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
assassination of emperors
ⓘ
influence on Roman politics ⓘ kingmaking role in imperial elections ⓘ participation in coups ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman army ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Praetorian Guard
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican praetorian cohorts
|
| privilege |
higher pay than regular legionaries
ⓘ
shorter term of service ⓘ special donatives from emperors ⓘ |
| recruitment |
initially recruited from Italian peninsula
ⓘ
later recruited from provinces ⓘ |
| religion | Roman religion ⓘ |
| role |
act as reserve field army
ⓘ
imperial bodyguard ⓘ intervene in imperial succession ⓘ palace guard ⓘ political enforcer ⓘ protect Roman emperors ⓘ protect imperial family ⓘ protect imperial palace ⓘ suppress uprisings ⓘ |
| type |
elite cavalry (later contingents)
ⓘ
heavy infantry ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Republican praetorian cohorts