Praetorian Guard

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod 27 BC – 312 AD
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:category Ancient Roman military units
Disbanded military units and formations
Imperial bodyguards
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ancient_Rome
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:historical_novel
gptkb:Gothic_architecture
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
gptkbp:dissolved 312 AD
threat to imperial authority
gptkbp:famousFor political intrigue
elite status
influence on imperial succession
gptkbp:founder Augustus
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Rome
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Praetorian Guard
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Suetonius
gptkb:Tacitus
gptkb:Cassius_Dio
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Aelius_Sejanus
gptkb:Macrinus
gptkb:Quintus_Naevius_Sutorius_Macro
gptkb:Sejanus
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Year_of_the_Four_Emperors
assassination of emperors
murder of Caligula
proclamation of emperors
removal of emperors
support of Claudius
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Roman_Army
gptkbp:pays higher than regular legionaries
gptkbp:privileges bonuses
shorter service term
special legal status
gptkbp:recruitedFrom gptkb:Italy
Roman citizens
gptkbp:role gptkb:shield
political influence
elite military force
gptkbp:size varied (typically 4,500–15,000 men)
gptkbp:stationedAt gptkb:Castra_Praetoria
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Scholae_Palatinae
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Dragon
gptkbp:uniform distinctive armor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4