| 单词 | Praetorian |
| 例句 | It was as if she despised the noisy crowds of common folk craning past the Praetorian Guards’ leather-clad shoulders for a glimpse of her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z But suddenly she became aware that a member of the Praetorian Guard was standing behind her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The son of a senator, perhaps, or an officer in the Praetorian Guard. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z With many of Caligula's monuments destroyed after he was killed by his Praetorian guard at 28, archaeologists are eager to excavate for his remains. Caligula's tomb found after police arrest man trying to smuggle statue 2011-01-17T20:10:34Z “There was certainly a theatricality about it,” said Patrick Stewart, who was the treacherous commander of the Praetorian Guard, Aelius Sejanus. ‘I, Claudius’ Returns in a 35th-Anniversary DVD Set 2012-11-25T01:10:06Z Besides the emperor’s residence, the complex included gardens, places of worship, quarters for the Praetorian Guard that protected the ruler and a service district for workers that overlooked the Roman Forum. Ancient ‘power’ palazzo on Rome’s Palatine Hill reopens to tourists, decades after closure. 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Wagner's greatest military success is probably acting as a Praetorian guard for the presidency and foiling a military coup in CAR's capital, Bangui. Wagner in Africa: Precarious future after Prigozhin's reported death 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z She was the sister of the emperor Caligula and the niece of his successor Claudius, who became emperor after Caligula was murdered by his own Praetorian Guard in C.E. Ruins of Emperor Nero’s Theater Discovered near Vatican 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Not surprisingly, Praetorians were recruited from veteran legionaries. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Domitian, like Nero, was an insecure ruler and highly suspicious of the Senate; he employed the Praetorian Guard to arrest and execute his critics in that body. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In the end, the elite Praetorian Guard auctioned off the emperorship to the highest bidder. Don't believe the hype: Ukraine is rapidly becoming another war gone wrong 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Flynn has ties to the 1st Amendment Praetorian paramilitary group, which provided him with security when he appeared as a speaker at a pro-Trump march in Washington in December 2020. Raskin Brings Expertise on Right-Wing Extremism to Jan. 6 Inquiry 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Eventually Nero’s excesses became too much for his Praetorian Guard, and in C.E. Ruins of Emperor Nero’s Theater Discovered near Vatican 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z He is seen with the Oath Keepers and the 1st Amendment Praetorian, his personal protective security detail. Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell: What we still don't know about Jan. 6 and Trump's "full-blown coup" 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z He also established a permanent police force in the city, the Praetorian Guard, which he recruited from the Roman army. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z On Jan. 6 itself, according to audio recordings obtained by The New York Times, a few members of the 1st Amendment Praetorian protected Mr. Flynn again. Jan. 6 Panel Explores Links Between Trump Allies and Extremist Groups 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z A few members of 1st Amendment Praetorian were also protecting Mr. Flynn on Jan. 6, according to audio recordings obtained by The New York Times. Raskin Brings Expertise on Right-Wing Extremism to Jan. 6 Inquiry 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z According to the group’s internal communications, the Oath Keepers sometimes performed security work in the chaotic postelection period with another far-right paramilitary outfit, the 1st Amendment Praetorian. Oath Keepers Leader Sought to Ask Trump to Unleash His Militia 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z On Jan. 6, Flynn's 1st Amendment Praetorian are seen around the Capitol. Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell: What we still don't know about Jan. 6 and Trump's "full-blown coup" 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z After ordering her murder, however, Nero proved a vicious despot who used the Praetorian Guard to intimidate and execute his critics in the Senate. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Investor Harris Kupperman, who leads the Praetorian Capital hedge fund, said he’s not especially worried about the future of Berkshire after Buffett because the eclectic conglomerate has a solid foundation. Buffett invests big chunk of Berkshire Hathaway’s cash 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Chafian, who was also subpoenaed by the House committee, was among those who had brought in a shadowy paramilitary group called the 1st Amendment Praetorian to serve as event security. Alex Jones Reaches Out to Justice Dept. About Jan. 6 Interview 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z But the investor who leads Praetorian, Harris Kupperman, has indicated that he is more comfortable with the company’s current direction. News publisher Lee faces renewed pressure from hedge funds 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z It was a member of the 1st Amendment Praetorian, Burk said, who had joined the conference call that featured Sullivan. In conference call before riot, a plea to ‘descend on the Capitol’ 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z But it also brought together at the same time and place extremist and paramilitary groups like the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers and the 1st Amendment Praetorian, who would be present Jan. 6. New focus on how a Trump tweet incited far-right groups before Jan. 6 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Two other hedge funds that each hold more Lee stock than Alden — Cannell Capital and Praetorian Capital — have said they believe the company is worth much more than Alden is offering. Lee Enterprises asks investors to help fight off hedge fund 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z By their own account, members of the 1st Amendment Praetorian helped to funnel data on purported election fraud to lawyers suing to overturn the vote count. Another Far-Right Group Is Scrutinized About Its Efforts to Aid Trump 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Helping the Oath Keepers, Mr. Rhodes said, was a shadowy group of former Special Forces operators called the First Amendment Praetorian. A Retired Colonel’s Unlikely Role in Pushing Baseless Election Claims 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Burk said she recorded the call, much like she recorded other activities by the 1st Amendment Praetorian, because she felt threatened and unsafe by the group’s presence in her home. In conference call before riot, a plea to ‘descend on the Capitol’ 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Two other hedge funds that are among Lee’s largest shareholders, Praetorian Capital and Cannell Capital, have said they think the company is worth much more than Alden is offering. Alden sues Lee after news publisher rejects its takeover bid 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z While no one from the 1st Amendment Praetorian is currently facing criminal charges in connection with the attack, prosecutors focused on the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers soon after Jan. 6. House Panel Investigating Capitol Attack Subpoenas Proud Boys and Oath Keepers 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The 1st Amendment Praetorian group provided security at multiple rallies leading up to Jan. 6 that the committee said amplified Trump's unsupported claim that his defeat by Biden was the result of fraud. U.S. House panel probing Capitol riot subpoenas leaders of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Both organizers aid they had seen Alexander with members of militia groups the Oath Keepers and 1st Amendment Praetorian. Jan. 6 organizers say they held “dozens” of planning meetings with House Republicans: report 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z The 1st Amendment Praetorian guard, a group that has provided security for QAnon events, also listed Bards Fest among its upcoming events. Some Christian nationalists are fueling their movement with opposition to coronavirus vaccines and mask mandates 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Black continues with a discussion of a veteran-centered far-right organization called 1st Amendment Praetorian, which says it is committed to violent resistance. How close did Trump come to attempting a military coup? Much too close 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Twelve silver and two gold denarii coins were found in the man's possession - the equivalent of a month's salary for members of the elite Praetorian Guard, according to Mr Sirano. Vesuvius ancient eruption rescuer identified at Herculaneum, says expert 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z "She felt Diana let her sister down. She was the Praetorian guard of her sister." Princess Diana was once embraced by Princess Margaret until ‘the guillotine came down’ with tell-all: book 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z When Caligula succeeded him — it is rumored that Caligula and the Praetorian Guard prefect Macro hastened the death of Tiberius by smothering him with a pillow — he moved into the main house. Caligula’s Garden of Delights, Unearthed and Restored 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z DHS is not a Praetorian guard acting on the whims of a Roman emperor. Opinion | Homeland Security is a failed experiment 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Like the Oath Keepers and the Three Percenters, 1st Amendment Praetorian is wedded to the idea that small numbers of highly trained individuals can move mountains. How close did Trump come to attempting a military coup? Much too close 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Why wasn’t President Trump’s Praetorian Guard sent in to quell that obvious anarchy? Opinion | Federal intervention in Portland is part of Trump’s power grab 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z The witch’s Praetorian guards surround the noble band as she arrives to set fire to the Scarecrow. Opinion | Trump’s sway over Lindsey Graham — and all Republicans — is weakening 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Trump had savaged all his fellow Republicans and yet here they were listening to an unending recitation of his crimes and coming out to be his Praetorian guard. Opinion | Notorious D.J.T. on Trial 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z They'd been with him for years and were his loyal Praetorian guards. Republicans' incoherent defenses: From "no quid pro quo" to "he's a moron" 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z "They are the Praetorian Guard for big government," he claimed. Mark Levin: Mainstream media 'destroying' the free press, actively supporting Democratic Party policies 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Lee’s effort, supported by a dozen other Republican senators, imploded when Trump crushed it – unmistakably signaling that he intends to rule, not govern, for the next two years, and as a Praetorian, not a Republican. We shouldn't waste this constitutional crisis: Trump's presidency offers a unique opportunity 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Gaetz is a member of Trump's Praetorian Guard and is willing to do the real dirty work. Michael Cohen delivered a dire warning to the Trump cult: There's no evidence they will listen 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z “They want to set themselves up as a Praetorian guard, just like the Iranian Revolutionary Guards model. They want a parallel state structure. And this would fundamentally change the way Iraq is governed.” Iraq elections become a battleground for Iranian influence 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z The agency that does his bidding is viewed as a kind of Praetorian Guard. Opinion | ICE has become Trump’s personal bullying squad 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z If Duke is Rome and the players are the gladiators, or perhaps the generals, then the managers are the Praetorian Guard, the emperor’s personal division. Duke’s Basketball Managers Strive to Be (What Else?) Elite 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z There’s uniforms for First Order and Resistance fighter pilots, weaponry from The Last Jedi’s new Elite Praetorian Guard, and an array of guns, equipment and models featured in the new films. Up close with the costumes and props of Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z “Trump’s Praetorian Guard may pretend as though the president is unconcerned about a primary challenge, but his behavior suggests otherwise.” Right and Left on the Fractures in the Republican Party 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z It’s said that in ancient Rome, the emperor had a member of the Praetorian Guard who, amid all the pomp and all the accolades, would stand behind him and murmur: “Remember, Caesar, thou art mortal.” The Grand Old Party’s over. Make way for the Trump Party 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z One former minister told me they were "her Praetorian Guard". Who are Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill? - BBC News 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z In keeping with this script, Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, in a hastily written letter of dismissal delivered to FBI headquarters by Keith Schiller, the leader of the president’s personal Praetorian Guard. A coup in real time? Historian Timothy Snyder says the Comey firing is Trump’s “open admission of collusion with Russia” 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z The head of a Praetorian Guard of private security detectives, Mr. Schiller occupied a Trump Tower office on the same floor as his boss and learned, he said, to anticipate his wishes. Prerequisite for Key White House Posts: Loyalty, Not Experience 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z They and their interests are little different from the Praetorian guard in the years it sold the Roman empire to the highest bidder: "what's in it for me." Labor Leaders’ Cheap Deal With Trump 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Rules were changed to favor the ruling party, and a Praetorian guard created to defend the Kremlin. Putin got what he wanted this time. But the rest is a recipe for collapse. 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z An Italian Culture Ministry official called the unearthing of the Roman Praetorian Guard barracks "exceptional". Italy unearths huge Roman barracks during Rome metro dig - BBC News 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Culture ministry officials on Monday showed reporters where work on the city's third subway line unearthed barracks for Roman Praetorian guards dating from the second century. Work to upgrade Rome's public transport has again run up against an ancient problem: archaeological ruins 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Culture ministry officials on Monday showed reporters where work on the city’s third subway line unearthed barracks for Roman Praetorian guards dating from the second century. Rome metro line runs into Roman barracks and burial ground 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Camp Abbott has rallied the Praetorian Guard, sending out a strike force of ministers to back the prime minister. Liberal leadership spill: Malcolm Turnbull ousts Tony Abbott as Australian PM – as it happened 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The National Guard is the family's Praetorian Guard; it defends the capital, the holy mosques in Mecca and Medina and the oil industry. Saudi Palace Intrigue Sparks Speculation 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z The Praetorian Guard was created by Rome's first emperor, Augustus, and served as the emperors' bodyguards and private military force. Italy unearths huge Roman barracks during Rome metro dig - BBC News 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Another Praetorian Standard employee was wounded but is expected to survive. North Carolina editorial roundup 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z The contractors worked for Praetorian Standard Inc., or PSI, a small firm based in Fayetteville, N.C., with offices in Maryland and Virginia. Taliban claims responsibility for attack on Americans at Kabul airport base 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Camp Abbott has rallied the Praetorian Guard, sending out a strike force of ministers to back the prime minister. Liberal leadership spill: Malcolm Turnbull ousts Tony Abbott as Australian PM – as it happened 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Within hours of Claudius’ death, Nero claimed power in a speech to the Praetorian Guard. The Man to Know in Ancient Rome 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z But if we faced his predicament, we'd probably try to sue the Praetorian Guard for neglecting our health and safety. Why not caring about anything is only for the young 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z That message hit home with tragic force last week when three employees of Praetorian Standard, a Fayetteville-based logistics and security company, were killed in Kabul. North Carolina editorial roundup 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z In a statement Friday, the company confirmed that “three employees of Praetorian Standard, Inc. were killed and one was wounded in Afghanistan while supporting the efforts of the U.S. Government.” Taliban claims responsibility for attack on Americans at Kabul airport base 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z “Everyone understands the danger. You can’t run a risk. At the same time, no one wants a Praetorian Guard that is above the law.” Justices Put U.S. in Odd Spot in Case on Protesters’ Rights 2014-03-26T20:59:53Z Sometimes military people talk about being a Praetorian Guard at our national bacchanal. Concern Grows Over Top Military Officers’ Ethics 2012-11-13T04:22:18Z “This is a classic battle between an idealistic outsider and the Praetorian Guard of the status quo,” Mr. Ballard said. California Ballot Initiatives Dominated by the Very Rich 2012-10-17T03:21:47Z And keep in mind that the fund’s name is derived from the elite Praetorian Guard of the Roman Empire. Guilty Plea In Fall Of A Roman Empire And Groupon And Facebook 2012-10-04T13:11:39Z Mr. Mattera, the head of the Praetorian Global Fund, claimed to own more than a million shares each of Facebook and Groupon, according to a complaint filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan. DealBook: Manager Who Claimed to Own Facebook Shares Charged With Fraud 2011-11-17T22:47:42Z Howard, who was separately charged by the SEC earlier this year for his role in a boiler room operation, worked for Mattera as an authorized representative of the Praetorian hedge fund. SEC Sues To Stop Latest Mattera Investment Scam 2011-11-17T19:10:49Z The little emperor was duly crowned, and the administration of the East undertaken in his name by the able Anthemius, who held the office of Praetorian Praefect. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z The Roman emperors’ Praetorian Guard used cavalry and swords against stone-throwers. New riot-control technology: The sound and the fury 2011-08-10T18:17:43Z Members of the force were granted the coveted Roman citizenship, and the captains were permitted to serve ex officio in the Praetorian guard. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z The dictators are gone, but not their Praetorian guards, who are now in charge. How Dictators Maintain Their Grip on Power 2011-02-20T05:00:00Z Mattera, Van Siclen, and Howard were each actively involved in providing false documents and information to broker-dealer representatives in pitching their clients to invest in the Praetorian entities. SEC Sues To Stop Latest Mattera Investment Scam 2011-11-17T19:10:49Z Inevitably members of the president’s bodyguard began weighing in on policy matters, as the Secret Service evolved into a full-fledged Praetorian Guard. How Caesarism came to America 2010-08-31T13:01:00Z It is probable that the troops under whose escort Paul went to Rome were a part of the Praetorian Guard, the emperor's special soldiers stationed at Rome and rarely sent to the provinces. The Bible Story If I can take with me two or three of the Praetorians, I die content. Triplanetary Faced with mass uprisings that all their ferocious coercion had failed to predict, the Praetorians opted to oust the leaders they’d served and to save themselves. How Dictators Maintain Their Grip on Power 2011-02-20T05:00:00Z Almazon controls Long Island-based unregistered broker-dealer Spartan Capital Partners, which raised a significant portion of the money in the Praetorian entities. SEC Sues To Stop Latest Mattera Investment Scam 2011-11-17T19:10:49Z Eventually they will fraternize with Disorder or become themselves Praetorian Guards more dangerous than the perils that have called them into existence. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 Sometimes the Saint would be left much alone with the Praetorian. Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians No Praetorian or ordinary soldier could stand before him save momentarily. Triplanetary Washington, ever cynical, may be tempted to side with the protesters in public and the Praetorians in private, as it has often done in the past. How Dictators Maintain Their Grip on Power 2011-02-20T05:00:00Z Worst symptom of all, its armies already bade fair to play the part of the Praetorians of the later Roman Empire. William Pitt and the Great War Now the Gaul mutters: the Praetorians Sullenly snarl. Nero It never appears as a name for the great camp of the Praetorians, outside Rome at the east. Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians The Praetorians will rush around, but there will be a few moments of confusion during which we will go into action and the guards will die. Triplanetary Diligently seek out anything belonging to the titles of the Praetorian Praefecture, of which it has been defrauded by the cupidity of others. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Another form is oligarchy, i.e. government by a few rich and powerful men; and then we have Praetorian, also called Honorary, law. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition Already can I hear The roar of the Praetorians and their march, This time to crown another. Nero There is, in fact, a certain band of words, the Praetorian cohorts of Poetry, whose prescriptive aid is invoked by every aspirant to the poetic purple…. On the Art of Writing Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914 Our owners first, yes; and then the Praetorians. Triplanetary Militia, used of the purely civil service of the staff of the Praetorian Praefect, 92; ii. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Otho declared Emperor in Rome and recognized by Praetorian Guard. Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and II Say, Burrus, quickly say, how stands our cause With the Praetorians who unmake and make Emperors? Nero The Praetorian Palace at Vienne, is forty-four feet wide, of the Corinthian order, four columns in front, and four in flank. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 Paris is now the only city on earth which is defended against itself, garrisoned on its outside, and protected by a perpetual Praetorian band against a national mania of insurrection. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 On the other hand, the Praetorian Praefecture, the object of a life's ambition, was now his, but had been his only for two years. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator His successor, Macrinus, though a Praetorian prefect, was no soldier, and would willingly have retired at once from the war. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. The Praetorians are staunch, And they are marching now upon the Palace. Nero He collected some fifty Pathan cut-throats as a Praetorian guard for the temple, and also, for a purpose which was soon to transpire, a very large store of petrol. India, Old and New Like the Praetorian guard of Rome or the clerical militia in Spain, these men of keen intellect have left their marks deep upon the social and political history of the country in which they dwelt. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji The rank and duties of the Praetorian Praefect of Italy, the Master of the Offices, and the Quaestor have already been described in the first chapter. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Men get the government that represents them; that represent their intelligence, or their laxity, or their vices:—whether it be sent in by the ballot or by a Praetorian Guard with their caprice and spears. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Its first inhabitants were 3,000 men discharged from the Praetorian Guard, with their wives and children; its population may have numbered at the outset some 15,000 free persons, besides slaves. Ancient Town-Planning Even the soldiers of the Praetorian guard, whose duty it was to attend the judges in the court of the palace, forced from them whatsoever judgments they pleased. The Secret History of the Court of Justinian He has a court in preparation, and the Praetorian bands in array. Famous Americans of Recent Times But if this was the arrangement then, it must have been altered before the time of Cassiodorus, who certainly appears as Praetorian Praefect to have wielded authority over the greater part of Italy. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator The senate took a high hand, and asserted its right to make those appointments; but Claudius and the Praetorians thought otherwise; and the senate, after blustering, had to crawl. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 A Praetorian guard of men with gorilla-hands like the two already seen might, in a close corner, prove more formidable than men armed with the archaic firearms of the place or with cold steel. The Flying Legion The last mentioned of these ephemeral emperors, Numerian, had for his father-in-law and inseparable comrade a Praetorian prefect named Arrius Aper. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 But the Emperors of the second and third centuries were Barrack-Emperors, professional soldiers, who existed by the grace of their body-guards, the so-called Praetorians. The Story of Mankind The Praetorian Praefect, whose office had been at first a purely military one, had now for centuries been chiefly concerned in civil administration, and as Judge over the highest court of appeal in the Empire. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator We are told in the History that the Praetorian Cohorts were nine, in the Annals ten. Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century "Ten or twelve cohorts of the Praetorians and a handful of horse." The Last Galley Impressions and Tales Behind the elephants came Norican legionaries carrying the surrendered standards of the disbanded Praetorian Guard; not held aloft, but trailed, half inverted. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Some were caught skulking without the camp, and there by the Centurions or Praetorian soldiers slain; others were by their several companies delivered up, as a proof of their own sincere faith. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Remember the honour of the fasces which are borne before you, of the Praetorian seat whose commands you execute. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Some were freedmen and others were slaves; among the figures gliding out on the cobble-stoned Appian Way were members of Caesar's household, and one or two tall Praetorian guards. Virgilia or, out of the Lion's Mouth Nay, Caesar, fly tomorrow, and your Praetorians will see that you are not pursued. The Last Galley Impressions and Tales Those were Praetorian infantrymen, and they were standing shoulder to shoulder. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Did the Praetorian Guards, they who had double pay, they who after sixteen years' service were paid off and sent home, bear severer difficulties, undergo superior dangers? The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola In the great changes wrought by Constantine the Praetorian guards disappeared—somewhat in the same fashion after which the Janissaries were removed by Sultan Mahmoud. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator These became the unconscious Praetorians of their ill-gotten domains. Coningsby In the darkness the Praetorian officer looked with strange eyes at his master. The Last Galley Impressions and Tales The Praetorians are standing with interlocked elbows; they look unpleasantly like samples of a complete cordon round the camp. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Nay, a Tribune of a Praetorian cohort was wounded, whilst they were securing the magistrates from insults, and quelling the licentiousness of the rabble. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola The Praetorian Praefect's dignity, however, survived, and though he lost every shred of military command he became or continued to be the first civil servant of the Empire. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator The Praetorians themselves, with the sailors of the fleet, knowing that Galba has the reputation of being close fisted, may choose someone who may flatter and feast them as Nero did. Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion Is not here the Decuman gate? and there, but for the ravage of the horrid plough, as a learned friend calls it, would be the Praetorian gate. The Antiquary — Volume 01 The mounted Praetorians are behind them not two horse-lengths and less than that apart. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Piso was put into a litter and carried back by a tribune of a Praetorian cohort; an attendance variously understood, whether as a guard for his safety, or a minister of death. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Half joking and half in earnest, they hoisted him on their shoulders--for terror had deprived him of the use of his legs--and hurried him off to the camp of the Praetorians. Seekers after God Then Nero called upon the Praetorians, and the Britons ran in to the aid of their chief, and, defeating the Praetorians, escaped. Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion As a result of the conquest over Maxentius, the Praetorian guards were finally abolished, which gave a fatal blow to the Senate, and left the capital disarmed and exposed to future insults and dangers. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity After daylight we saw pass by the legs of many Praetorian infantrymen and of some cavalrymen. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire He had proposed "that the Praetorian soldiers, having accomplished their term of service, should thence acquire the privilege of sitting in the fourteen rows of the theatre allotted to the Roman knights." The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Noon came; the palace doors were suddenly thrown open: and Nero with Burrus at his side went out to the Praetorian cohort which was on guard. Seekers after God The whole of the Praetorians are under arms, but the terror and confusion is so great and spread over so wide a space that it is well nigh impossible to preserve order. Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion The Praetorian Cohort was a select body of troops instituted by Augustus to protect his person, and consisted of ten cohorts, each of one thousand men, chosen from Italy. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements He planned the banquet-feast, he made arrangements for the cordon of Praetorians. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire These words the placards of Saint-Arnaud interpreted by decrees, the Praetorians let loose in the street interpreted them by murder. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness The general's tent was called the Praetorium, and the entrance to the camp in front of his tent was called the Praetorian Gate. Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. There was a sound of heavy footsteps, and eight of the Praetorian guards, with drawn swords, ran in on the other side of the chamber. Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion The Praetorian cohorts received twice as much as the legionaries. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. Out we sallied, I and one varlet in our travelling outfit, Maternus and six more habited as imitation Praetorians. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire One Paulus, of the Praetorian guard, was at an entertainment, wearing a portrait of Tiberius Caesar engraved in relief upon a gem. L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits He was murdered by a Tribune of his Praetorian Guard. Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. No; the first thought of Nero will be to assemble all the Praetorians for his protection; they will search the palace and the park, expecting attack rather than thinking of pursuit. Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion Each Praetorian had the rank of a centurion in the regular army. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. When again the Imperial zany and his fan-bearers and posturing eunuchs had passed us and the High Priest and his Acolytes were opposite us, Maternus slipped forward between two of the Praetorians of the escort. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire These grand balls were always an opportunity seized upon by wealthy families for introducing their heiresses to Napoleon's Praetorian Guard, in the foolish hope of exchanging their splendid fortunes for uncertain favors. Domestic Peace He disarmed the Praetorians, banished them from Rome, and filled their place with fifty thousand legionaries, who acted as his body guard. Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. We could even take post close to the hangings of your chamber, just as the Praetorians guard all the avenues on the other side. Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion The Praetorian cohort was a select body of troops instituted by Augustus to protect his person, and consisted of ten cohorts, each of one thousand men, chosen from Italy. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. They had then set three detachments of Praetorians to intercept you, one on each road, with watchers to warn them if you were recognized. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire There, just above us, was passing the detachment of Praetorian Guards sent to arrest or despatch me. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire If there happened to be a crafty inspector with the Praetorians and if they have lingered, they might suspect the truth, beat the woods for us and capture us. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire I hurled him against a pillar, and methinks he was killed, and then Nero, in alarm for his life, called in the Praetorians. Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion Diocletian was obliged to disband the Praetorian band. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. Two squads of us, all volunteers and approved as boldest, strongest and quickest, will dress up as Praetorians. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Either in the noonday swelter or in the torchlit darkness it ought to be easy to pass from aping, mimicking and burlesquing Praetorians to personating and counterfeiting Praetorians. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire The tunics were genuine tunics formerly worn by the actual Praetorian Guards but discarded and sold as worn or faded. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Strange to say the crowds seemed to think that they travestied Praetorians to a nicety whereas neither had ever set eyes on a Praetorian and their antics were the product of mere innate whimsicality. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire His successor was Claudius, made emperor by the Praetorians. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. As rigged up in Praetorian uniforms we will be laughed at and indulged. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire As the procession came round again I could hear my heart thump; but, to my gaze, Maternus, handsome in his imitation Praetorian uniform, appeared the personification of calmness. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire From what he told me and from what I heard later I gather that, as the column debouched from the bridge, its head was met and checked by a body of mounted Praetorian Guards. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire First you were butchered by the Praetorians at Ortona, then you were assassinated by a disgruntled public-slave in the Umbrian Mountains: after two demises here you are, as alive as possible. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire The Praetorian prefects, although, at first, their duties were purely military, finally discharged important judicial functions. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. The shields were of sheep-skin stretched over an osier frame, but painted outside so as to present the appearance of the genuine Praetorian shields. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire But, in the streets, the insolence of the Praetorians was unendurable and their unbridled license and arrogance terrorized the entire population, especially the upper classes. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire The next day, the ninth day before the Kalends of July, we heard with amazement that the Praetorians had been cowed, had surrendered their standards to Severus and had been disarmed. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Under Augustus, there was an appeal from all the magistrates to the prefect of the city, and from him to the Praetorian prefect or emperor. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. |
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