| 单词 | praetorian |
| 例句 | Among deeds weighing heavily on Butler in his later years was how he helped create domestic praetorian “guardias nacionales” in countries including Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic later used by ruthless strongmen as shock troops. Review: An imperialist repents in ‘Gangsters of Capitalism’ 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z The curious feature of this entire debate is that it is largely a praetorian squabble about who has the right to attend the nation’s most elite colleges and to join the nation’s elite. Affirmative Action: The Uniquely American Experiment 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z A former bodyguard of the president, he now runs Russia's national guard, Rosgvardia, formed by President Putin in 2016 as a kind of personal army in the style of a Roman empire-like praetorian guard. Ukraine conflict: Who's in Putin's inner circle and running the war? 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z “It’s an army within an army, the regime’s praetorian guard,” he said. The World’s Newest Country Is Broken and Forgotten. Enter Pope Francis. 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z "We are truly living in a situation where the FBI has become a praetorian guard from Rome where they take it unto themselves to decide who wields power in this country," Miller said. Cries of "civil war" reach fever pitch after FBI search of Mar-a-Lago 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z First, he meets his Cabinet this morning, his praetorian guard, who fanned on Monday fanned out to every patch of grass in Westminster to try to prop him up. Boris Johnson faces cabinet following bruising confidence vote 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The ruling clerics operate at home and abroad through the praetorian guard known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, but its charismatic appeal died last month with Maj. Opinion | Political change in Iran may begin with its labor movement 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z The brigade received counter-insurgency training by North Korean advisers and was known as the elite praetorian guard of Mugabe, directly answerable to his office. Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland massacre haunts Monday’s elections 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z At home, the StB were the praetorian guard of Czechoslovak communism, responsible for hounding dissidents, torturing priests, and spying on a cowed population. The Czechoslovak spy who met Jeremy Corbyn 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z For Khamenei and his praetorian guards, the most important question is not just the survival of the regime but also its revolutionary values. Iran’s likely next supreme leader is no friend of the West 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z By contrast it is hard to imagine the prime minister spending a House of Commons debate glued to the flow of intelligence and data on his phone, or wooing his praetorian guard of MPs. The statecraft of Davela Merkeron 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Philip Davies, MP for Shipley, told the Daily Mail: “What the Old Etonian praetorian guard around the prime minister have done shows how out of touch they are, and how in touch Michael Fallon is. “ Michael Fallon withdraws ‘careless’ immigration remark 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Here is a look at five other incidents that have marred the record of the White House's praetorian guard. When Secret Service agents go rogue 2014-03-27T18:58:15Z Indeed during that crisis, praetorian forces were brought to alert at the entrances to Baghdad and around the government centre, reacting to the potential vote almost as if it were a coup attempt. Analysis: Maliki bolsters Iraq re-election chances 2013-11-09T01:03:41Z The area is the main recruiting ground for Assad's core praetorian guard units comprising the Republican Guards, Fourth Division and special forces. Syrian rebels push into Assad's Alawite mountain stronghold 2013-08-05T22:04:05Z Brought into the CQC to stiffen its spine, media manager Anna Jefferson gained a reputation as being part of the management's praetorian guard. CQC cover-up allegations: the three officials under fire 2013-06-20T20:34:53Z Pirie's report became the central charter of the doctrine we now call Thatcherism, whose praetorian guard called itself the No Turning Back group. A rightwing insurrection is usurping our democracy 2012-10-01T19:30:03Z It was under a governor of praetorian rank, and the legio xiii. gemina with numerous auxiliaries had their fixed quarters in the province. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The prefect of the praetorian guard was now the most important person in the state next to the emperor, and subsequently became a supreme judge of appeal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z For some time he was under the control of his mother’s eunuchs, till Timesitheus,1 his father-in-law and praefect of the praetorian guard, persuaded him to assert his independence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z After the murder of Tiberius by Naevius Sertorius Macro, the prefect of the praetorian guards, which was probably due to his instigation, Caligula ascended the throne amidst the rejoicings of the people. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z While we waited for Gaddafi, members of his all-female praetorian guards paced the room, dressed in desert khakis, black berets and leopard-skin stiletto heels. Meeting Gaddafi: Should the U.S. Negotiate with Dictators? 2011-02-28T07:15:00Z In the time of Severus, these equites were divided into two corps, each of which had its separate quarters, and was commanded by a tribune under the orders of the prefect of the praetorian guard. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Egypt is likely to remain a praetorian state with the military still dominant in its political and security life. Egypt’s ‘Hot Wind’ Exposes U.S. Dilemma: Aaron David Miller 2011-02-08T03:04:38Z The Guards do benefit however from the Islamic legitimacy conferred by the clerics, Paris said, "otherwise, Iran would simply be another authoritarian regime ruled by a praetorian guard." Sanctions hurt Iran, but compromise unlikely: report 2011-01-17T14:50:53Z A personal insult to Cassius Chaerea, tribune of a praetorian cohort, led to Caligula’s assassination on the 24th of January 41. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z A man of praetorian rank named Largius Macedo, who forgot, or perhaps too vividly remembered, his own servile origin, was known as a cruel and haughty master. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The colony was led by two men of consular and one of praetorian rank, and 3000 pedites formed the bulk of the settlers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Compared with this estimate, that which was propounded by the praetorian prefect Ulpian was a great improvement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" From the first day that he assumed office, President Moraes showed that he intended to suppress praetorian systems and reduce militarism to a minimum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" At the opening of the reign of Theodosius II the government was in the hands of the praetorian prefect Anthemius, who had shown himself an able administrator during the last years of Arcadius. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. On the death of Pertinax, the praetorian guards offered the throne to the highest bidder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" It was administered under the empire by a curator of praetorian rank, as were the other important roads of Italy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" The mob repelled the praetorian guard, but the execution of the hated minister Cleander quieted the tumult. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" This implied the continuance of praetorian methods of administration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Of signal importance was the increase in the power of the praetorian prefecture at this time. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. After serving in the war with the Marsi as praetorian legate, he was elected consul in 87 B.C. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Attila, who called himself the scourge of God, stood before its walls; there was no emperor, no praetorian guard, no legions present to save the ancient Capital of the world. Public School Education These were the rooks, the praetorian guard of his state, the faithful, courageous, and warlike tenth legion of his empire. Wood Magic A Fable Do thou send thy most trusted slave into the streets, and let him endeavour to reach the praetorian guard who are holding their ground behind the crowd of rebels. "Unto Caesar" For the rest of Italy, the court of the praetorian prefect was now the highest tribunal in both criminal and civil suits. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. The favour shown by the Ostrogoth sovereign to Cassiodorus, a staunch Catholic, yet senator, consul, patrician, quaestor, and praetorian praefect, is in itself an illustration of the absence of bitter Arian feeling. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 This man was then praetorian prefect, having been appointed to the office by Belisarius, and for this reason he seemed above all others to be well disposed toward the emperor. Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. Yes, and had not the word passed from the guard at the praetorian gate, how a tribune and five turmae of the fourth legion had ridden out on the service of the dictator? The Lion's Brood She knew it even before they put their proposals into words; she knew why the praetorian praefect was so servile, and why my lord Hortensius Martius, despite his obvious weakness, wore an air of triumph. "Unto Caesar" This bill aimed to create a land commission of ten members of praetorian rank, elected in a special comitia of seventeen tribes, which Rullus was to choose by lot. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. But in the nick of time to prevent such a catastrophe the pope was able to send into the field the newly recruited praetorian guards of the Society of Jesuits. The Age of the Reformation And with them was also Fidelius, who had been made praetorian prefect. Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. But, afterwards, it was all praetorian and legionary business—and since!—we shall see, or, at least, some will see, what card will turn up. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals The praetorian praefect is here and the others ... the choice rests with me and my choice is made.... "Unto Caesar" A third category of troops, which, although greatly inferior in number to the legions and auxiliaries, played an exceptionally influential rôle in the history of the principate, was the praetorian guard. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. When Theodoric had made himself master of Italy, in order to preserve some trace of the old constitution, he permitted the praetorian guards to remain in the palace and continued their daily allowance. The Secret History of the Court of Justinian Livius, fired with indignation, bore down with the praetorian ship against the enemy. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 They had the right of passing over the various degrees in the public administration, and of carrying their complaints at once before the praetorian prefect; this freed them from the jurisdiction of the provincial authorities. The Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. Century An Investigation of the Causes Which Led to the Development Of Municipal Unity Among the Lombard Communes. When she was dressed she went out into the atrium and then sent word to the praetorian praefect and his friends that she was ready to receive them. "Unto Caesar" His younger son, the Caesar Numerianus, who took command of the army, was assassinated by the praetorian prefect Aper. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. The history of the next two centuries, the seventeenth and eighteenth, is one long record of praetorian tumults at home; and ever more rarely will these be compensated by military successes abroad. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey "If you give booty and land to my six legions, to my cavalry, and to my praetorian cohort." The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 Of the men of consular and praetorian dignity that were taken after the fight, several Caesar put to death, others anticipated him by killing themselves. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Even at dawn, when he stood surrounded by his praetorian guard, as secure from danger as human agency could make him, a gleam of hatred shone in his eyes whenever he looked on me. "Unto Caesar" Under Augustus the praetorian guard comprised nine cohorts, each 1000 strong, under the command of two praetorian prefects of equestrian rank. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. It was subdivided into six provinces, which were placed under the authority of the praetorian prefect of Africa. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 And then what men of praetorian rank were there with us! the chief of whom was Marcus Cato, being indeed the chief man of any nation in the world for virtue. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 The praetorian edicts forbade slaves to carry arms. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 The people in its present temper was not like to accept him as the Cæsar, even if he could persuade the praetorian guard to acclaim him as such. "Unto Caesar" From that date service in the praetorian guard was for sixteen years, in the legions for twenty and in the auxilia for twenty-five. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Both rose to what was in this century the highest administrative position in the Empire, the prefecture of the praetorian guards. Latin Literature The Japanese, on the contrary, were enrolled as a kind of praetorian guard, or janissaries; in this character, however, their pride and power became so formidable that the king grew uneasy and disbanded them. The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok To these were added, from time to time, the decrees of the people, the acts of the senate, and praetorian edicts, and from these various elements the whole body of Roman law was composed. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities "Directly the deed is done, the praetorian guard shall raise the cry: 'The Cæsar is dead!'" "Unto Caesar" The praetorian guard, dissolved by Vitellius, was reconstituted out of Italian cohorts following the precedent set by Augustus. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. His successor as head of the school, Salvius Julianus, was of equal juristic distinction; his codification of praetorian law received imperial sanction from Hadrian, and became the authorised civil code. Latin Literature A few, indeed, whom the praetorian cohort had dispersed, had fallen somewhat differently, but all with wounds in front. Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War His horse took fright at the smell of a dead body which had been thrown into the road; in the confusion his disguise fell off, and a praetorian soldier recognised and saluted him. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius By the time that the slaves had returned with the tablets the praetorian praefect had cause to be satisfied with the temper of his guests. "Unto Caesar" Furthermore, the supervision of the transportation of grain to Rome was transferred from the prefect of the grain supply to the praetorian prefect, and the former officer merely supervised its distribution within the city. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Changes of dynasty took place, thanks partly to reactionary forces at home and more to the praetorian basis on which the kingdom now reposed, and only one of his house succeeded Tiglath Pileser. The Ancient East His great-grandfather was a Spaniard, and yet attained the praetorian rank. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity The praetorian cohorts received twice as much as the legionaries. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements With bleeding back and mind saturated with hate, he sought audience of the Emperor, and obtained it half an hour after Caius Nepos, the praetorian praefect, had himself been introduced in the presence of Caligula. "Unto Caesar" Under Diocletian the praetorian prefects remained the highest military officers, and were in command of the field army. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Here the centurion handed Paul over to the prefect of the praetorian guards, by whom he was subjected to a merely nominal custody, although, according to Roman custom, he was chained to a soldier. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets His father had been praetorian prefect of Gaul, which embraced not only Gaul, but Britain and Africa,--about a third of the Roman Empire. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity Each praetorian had the rank of a centurion in the regular army. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements One thousand men of the praetorian guard, cut off from the Cæsar, had been unable to forge a way through the serried ranks of the populace. "Unto Caesar" To a certain extent the establishment of the praetorian guard served to overawe the city mob, although only three of its cohorts were at first stationed in the city. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. During this second imprisonment Paul could see very little outside the praetorian barracks, but his friends brought him the news, and he had ample time to write letters. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets Then we must tidy the bed and make haste and summon the officers of the praetorian guard. Caesar Dies At first, the duties of the praetorian prefects were purely military, but finally they discharged important judicial functions. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements The legions," he broke in quietly, "will follow in the wake of the praetorian guard, and the praetorian guard will listen to my voice. "Unto Caesar" In the second place the absence of Tiberius gave his able and ambitious praetorian prefect Aelius Seianus encouragement and opportunity to perfect the plot he had formed to seize the principate for himself. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. As is known, Louis Bonaparte hastened to discharge his debt to his praetorian accomplices. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Marcia has the praetorian guard well under control, what with her bribes and all the license she has begged for them. Caesar Dies Under Augustus there was an appeal from all the magistrates to the prefect of the city, and from him to the praetorian prefect or even to the Emperor. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements We are at one in this: the praetorian guard will follow my dictates, the patriciate of Rome will bow the knee to thee. "Unto Caesar" In the choice of a successor to Caius the power of the praetorian guard was first clearly demonstrated. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. The government of nobles was succeeded by the government of emperors who, in their turn, were too often the tools of favorites, or of praetorian guards, until the assassin's dagger cut short their days. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. The senate will vote, as you say, at the praetorian guard's dictation. Caesar Dies He conceived himself to have been ill rewarded; and, immediately resorting to the same weapons which he had used against Commodus, he stimulated the praetorian guards to murder the emperor. The Caesars But the praetorian guard, faithful to me, was unable to make headway. "Unto Caesar" Nero’s fate was sealed by his own cowardice and the treachery of the prefect Sabinus, who bought the support of the praetorian guards for Galba. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. He was usually nominated from amongst persons of consular and praetorian dignity; and had the use of a horse, which the dictator had not, without the order of the people. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 01: Julius Caesar The praetorian guard ought to be recruited from the tailors' shops! Caesar Dies For the sake of security, the office of praetorian prefect had been divided between two commissioners, one for military affairs, the other for civil. The Caesars The praetorian praefect knew enough of the imperial despot to appreciate the danger of this outwardly quiet mood, which hid the utter callousness of demoniacal cruelty. "Unto Caesar" To forestall any disloyalty in the praetorian guard, Vespasian made his son Titus praetorian prefect. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Under praetorian stipulations we must include also those directed by the aedile, for these too are based upon jurisdiction. The Institutes of Justinian If Sextus has heard of this crisis he will seize the moment and either arouse the praetorian guard to mutiny or else reach Commodus himself and slay him with his own hand! Caesar Dies To two great factions he thus made himself especially obnoxious—to the praetorian cohorts, and to the courtiers under the last reign. The Caesars He entered his tribune preceded by an escort of his praetorian guard with flying standards. "Unto Caesar" The general feeling of insecurity produced the inevitable result; a plot in which the praetorian prefects and his wife Domitia were concerned was formed against his life; he was assassinated, 18 September, 96 A. D. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Stipulations are either judicial, praetorian, conventional, or common: by the latter being meant those which are both praetorian and judicial. The Institutes of Justinian But the praetorian guard, that makes and unmakes emperors, has been tasting the sweets of tyranny ever since Marcus Aurelius died. Caesar Dies Know you what store of the praetorian soldiers Sejanus holds about him, for his guard? Sejanus: His Fall The praetorian guard is prepared I tell thee. "Unto Caesar" But he was lacking in force and did not feel his position sufficiently secure to refuse the demands of the praetorian guard for vengeance upon the murderers of Domitian. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. But if the deceased's possession had not a lawful inception, it is not available to the heir or praetorian successor, although ignorant of this. The Institutes of Justinian The praetorian guard is contented, being well paid and permitted all sorts of privileges. Caesar Dies Gracinus Laco, You are a friend most welcome: by and by, I'll speak with you.——You must procure this list Of the praetorian cohorts, with the names Of the centurions, and their tribunes. Sejanus: His Fall He it was who kept the seigneurial system from developing abuses; it was his praetorian power 'to order all things as may seem just and proper' that kept the seigneur's exactions within rigid bounds. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism At this time, too, the praetorian prefecture became a senatorial office in that it conferred senatorial rank upon its holder. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. So, too, the action for theft detected in the commission, though praetorian, is perpetual, the praetor having judged it absurd to limit it by a year. The Institutes of Justinian The praetorian guard regarded Marcia as the source of its illegal privileges. Caesar Dies First were the flaming torches; the statues of the House of Octavia; senators in blue; knights in scarlet; magistrates; lictors; the pick of the praetorian guard. Imperial Purple When Marius Nepos of the praetorian guard asked Tiberius Caesar for help to pay his debts, Tiberius asked him for a list of his creditors; this is calling a meeting of creditors, not paying debts. L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits But the army had gotten out of hand, especially the praetorians, from whose anger Alexander was unable to protect the noted jurist Paul, who held the praetorian prefecture. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. A shocking affair, worthy of more publicity than a letter can bestow, has befallen Largius Macedo, a man of praetorian rank, at the hands of his own slaves. Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1 If not, the praetorian guard shall put Pertinax on the throne before any other faction has a chance to move. Caesar Dies As formerly the praetorian guard of the Caesars in Rome, or the Turkish guards of the Caliphs of Baghdad, it is henceforth master of the capital, and through the capital, of the Nation. The French Revolution - Volume 2 You know this man, though of very low birth, possessed many excellent qualities, and was basely murdered by the praetorian guards, at the instigation of Didius Tulianus. Travels through France and Italy These household troops were the scholarians, organized by Constantine I when he disbanded the praetorian guards who had upheld the cause of Maxentius. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Sollers, a man of praetorian rank, asked permission of the Senate to establish a market on his property. Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1 My praetorian guard shall show them what it is to be bitten! Caesar Dies There were barracks for the praetorian guard that lacked not much of being a fortress. Caesar Dies "We can take the praetorian guard by surprise," Cornificia went on, ignoring him. Caesar Dies Rome and Constantinople were exempt from the authority of the praetorian prefects, and were each administered by a city prefect. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Let Pertinax be acclaimed by all the praetorian guard and the senate would accept him eagerly enough. Caesar Dies If the senate confirms the nominee of the praetorian guard, the Roman populace will do the rest by acclamation. Caesar Dies |
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