Pretorian Guard

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
ancient Roman organization
gptkbp:activePeriod 27 BC – 312 AD
gptkbp:country gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
gptkbp:dissolved 312 AD
gptkbp:founder Augustus
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Castra_Praetoria
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Rome
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pretorian Guard
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Aelius_Sejanus
gptkb:Macrinus
gptkb:Sejanus
gptkbp:notableEvent assassination of Caligula
disbandment after Battle of the Milvian Bridge
involvement in Year of the Four Emperors
proclamation of Claudius as emperor
gptkbp:recruitedFrom gptkb:Italy
Roman citizens
gptkbp:role elite military force
personal bodyguard of Roman emperors
gptkbp:size up to 15,000 soldiers at peak
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Dragon
gptkbp:uniform distinctive armor and crested helmets
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roman_imperial_succession_crisis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7