单词 | Pretorian |
例句 | If Colonel Watson might be said to have represented the Imperial Government among the passengers, Mynheer Van der Merure, Commissioner of Mines in Johannesburg, might be considered as representing the Pretorian Government. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The Pretorian band that in the time of Imperial Rome used to dispose of Empires is perfectly re-established. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) The Emperor, who pretended to listen patiently to their complaints, had given secret orders to Modestus, the Prefect of the Pretorian Guard, to put them all to death. Saint Athanasius The Father of Orthodoxy The forces surrounding the place were commanded by Schalk-Burger and Louis Botha, who doubtless, with Pretorian dames, were the heroes of the hour. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Of these, the Pretorian Guards remained pre-eminent, and made emperors at their will. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality I was told to apply to a well-known Pretorian journalist. A Tramp's Notebook The conversion of the other Pretorian officer has greatly enraged the emperor. The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome Arian prelates arrived in Caesarea, and Modestus, Prefect of the Pretorian Guard, informed the Archbishop that he must admit them to communion under pain of banishment. Saint Athanasius The Father of Orthodoxy The Christians, among them Act� and Marcus, believing themselves safe in the stormy night, at last emerge from the mountain caves, and at a sign from Nero are surrounded by the Pretorian guards. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas We are also told that he was made Emperor by the Pretorian Guards, in a spirit of rollicking bravado. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Meanwhile, King Petar was necessarily entirely in the hands of the Pretorian guard, which had put him on the throne and could send him after Alexander if he did not please them. Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle One of the Pretorian officers was recently converted to Christianity, and the emperor is enraged. The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome It has hirelings, Pretorian guards, Varangians, but not a devoted people. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel Returning, I passed the Pretorian Camp, the Campus Salisetus, where vestals that had broken their vows were buried alive in the city whose founder was born from a similar event. At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe Caligula happily passed out without an heir, and Claudius, next of kin, put himself in the way of the Pretorian Guard, and was declared Emperor. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 For, as Bacon advises, that state stands in danger whose warriors remain in a body and are used to donatives; whereof we see examples in the turk's Janissaries and the Pretorian Bands of Rome. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 The Pretorian camp was situated close to the city wall, to which it was joined by another wall which inclosed it. The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome Parliament at once stood on its dignity and on its civil rights against the "Pretorian bands." The Framework of Home Rule While the picture lay perdu at Brooks's, there had been disquieting gossip; the Pretorian Club, which is often terribly right in such matters, agreed that he had been badly sold. The Collectors Three years after the death of Seneca, Nero passed hence by the same route, killing himself to escape the fury of the Pretorian Guard. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 In his hired house, near the Pretorian camp, Paul speaks without interruption his words of grace. An Easter Disciple The Chronicle of Quintus, the Roman Knight Starting forth from the Pretorian barracks, he walked out of the city and down the Appian Way. The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome At other times, notably in Rome, after the fall of the Republic, the Pretorian Guard nominated and appointed its emperors. Civilization and Beyond Learning from History I had promptly paid my respects and now through a discreet persistency was to have a long evening with him at the Pretorian. The Collectors Burrus, the blunt and honest old soldier, Captain of the Pretorian Guard, sided with Agrippina; Brittanicus, the son of Claudius, was kept out of the way, and Nero was proclaimed Emperor. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Thus the Pretorian guard became more and more important in Rome as Rome became more and more luxurious and feeble. Heretics Among these there was a group of officers belonging to the Pretorian guards, who criticised the different points in the scene before them with the air of connoisseurs. The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome There seems no longer any hope for peace, because it is evident that the Military Pretorian Guard, advisers to the German and Austrian emperors, are in the ascendency, and they want war. Paris War Days Diary of an American I seized his hand impulsively, and clumsily offered him, in a breath, whisky, shuffleboard, or cowboy pool—sound Pretorian remedies for all human woes. The Collectors Far back on the Quirinal, near the wall of Servius, were the Baths of Diocletian, and still farther to the east the Pretorian Camp established by Tiberius, and included within the wall of Aurelian. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements Far back on the Quirinal, near the wall of Servius, were the Baths of Diocletian, and still further to the east the Pretorian Camp established by Tiberius, and included within the wall of Aurelian. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. "What can a soldier, and a Pretorian, want with the persecuted Christians, if not to destroy them?" The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome If you come out of the arena alive, I will consider favorably any request of yours, and give you a place in the Pretorian Guard. Androcles and the Lion The heavy guns had also arrived, and a huge cloud of debris rising from the Pretorian forts told the accuracy of their fire. The Great Boer War "My name is Marcellus, and I am a captain in the Pretorian Guard." The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome I cannot believe that the archangels—whoever they may be—would not prefer to be recruited from the Pretorian Guard. Androcles and the Lion But what can a soldier and a Pretorian wish of us? The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome Better stand with the archangels than with the Pretorian Guard. Androcles and the Lion I shall go into my box and see you killed, since you scorn the Pretorian Guard. Androcles and the Lion |
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