The Praetorian Guard

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:composed_of gptkb:Soldier
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
312 AD
gptkbp:founded_in gptkb:Augustus
27 BC
gptkbp:has_role gptkb:political_intrigue
the Year of the Four Emperors
gptkbp:headquartered_in gptkb:Rome
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Praetorian Guard
gptkbp:is_a_source_of military power in Rome
gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of imperial authority
Roman power
gptkbp:is_influential_in the selection of emperors
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:political_influence
gptkb:political_power
ceremonial duties
military prowess
distinctive armor
strategic importance
elite status
training and discipline
historical significance.
loyalty to the emperor
ceremonial roles in Rome
high pay
high standards of recruitment
gptkbp:is_led_by the Praefectus Praetorio
gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as gptkb:historical_texts
Roman art
Roman literature
loyal soldiers
the guardians of the emperor
the protectors of Rome
gptkbp:is_often_involved_in gptkb:power_struggles
the politics of succession
the defense of the emperor
the politics of the Senate
gptkbp:is_often_seen_in the elite of the Roman army
a threat to emperors
gptkbp:is_often_used_in quell uprisings
enforce imperial decrees
gptkbp:is_significant_for the Roman military hierarchy
gptkbp:key_player the Roman Empire's politics
gptkbp:previously_stationed_at the city of Rome
gptkbp:replaced_by the Scholae Palatinae
gptkbp:served_as personal bodyguard to Roman emperors
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the stability of the empire
gptkbp:was_involved_in assassinations of emperors
the rise of Vespasian
the assassination of Caligula
the assassination of Nero
the civil wars of the Roman Empire
the coup against Didius Julianus
the downfall of several emperors
gptkbp:was_known_for its loyalty to the emperor
gptkbp:was_often_bribed_by political factions
gptkbp:was_part_of the Roman military system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Agrippina_the_Younger
gptkb:Commodus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5