The Praetorium Guard of Imperial Rome was the power behind the throne, with the ability to make or break an Emperor. This title covers their organization, dress and history from their origins in the guard units of republican commanders to their destruction at the battle of Milvian bridge in 312AD.
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good book focus on the military uniforms of Guardians; however, this book does not focus on political sphere toward the Praetorian Guard.
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The Praetorian Guard have become a byword for any military force which is used to prop up a ruthless regime. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tombstone reliefs, private monuments, oval shield, funerary reliefs, scale armour, linen band, leather shirt, civic crown Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Trajan's Column, Praetorian Prefect, Praetorian Camp, German Archaeological Institute, Equites Singulares Augusti, Septimius Severus, First Dacian War, Great Trajanic Frieze, Praetorian Cohorts, Arch of Constantine, German Bodyguard, Marcus Aurelius, Milvian Bridge, Cassius Dio, Emperor Maxentius, Arch of Claudius, Dacian Wars, Imperial Italic, Praetorian Guard, The Trustees of the British Museum, Third Praetorian Cohort, Urban Cohorts, Dura Europus, Gains Caligula, Marcus Pompeius Asper New!
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The Praetorian Guard have become a byword for any military force which is used to prop up a ruthless regime. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tombstone reliefs, private monuments, oval shield, funerary reliefs, scale armour, linen band, leather shirt, civic crown Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Trajan's Column, Praetorian Prefect, Praetorian Camp, German Archaeological Institute, Equites Singulares Augusti, Septimius Severus, First Dacian War, Great Trajanic Frieze, Praetorian Cohorts, Arch of Constantine, German Bodyguard, Marcus Aurelius, Milvian Bridge, Cassius Dio, Emperor Maxentius, Arch of Claudius, Dacian Wars, Imperial Italic, Praetorian Guard, The Trustees of the British Museum, Third Praetorian Cohort, Urban Cohorts, Dura Europus, Gains Caligula, Marcus Pompeius Asper New!
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- Roman Military Equipment: From The Punic Wars To The Fall Of Rome by M C Bishop and J C N Coulston on page 27, and Back Matter
- The Senate of Imperial Rome by Richard J.A. Talbert in Back Matter
- Roman Soldier (Aspects of Greek & Roman Life Series) by G. R. Watson in Back Matter
- The Roman Army (Arms of the Past) by Peter Connolly in Back Matter
- The Roman Imperial Army by Graham Webster in Back Matter
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- Agincourt 1415 (Trade Editions) by Matthew Bennett in Back Matter
- Osprey Military Journal Issue 2/4 by Marcus Cowper on page 52
- Soldiers and Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity by J. E. Lendon in Back Matter
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