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Guarding the Caesars

Rose Mary Sheldon

2023

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Chapter 2 Otho and Vitellius S. 25-42

„… were reasonable.13The job of the Praetorian Guard was to protect the emperor. They worked for him, and …” „… ; that is, the twelve cohorts of the Praetorian Guard and the four or five Urban Cohorts.22 He had no …” „… army and the Praetorian Guard complacent. Vitellius had always been distrustful of the Praetorian Guard …”

Chapter 1 The Year of the Four Emperors S. 1-24

„… behind them. If one got the approval of the Praetorian Guard first, what choice did the Senate have but …” „… of the Praetorian Guard. The Guard, therefore, had become so integrated into the workings of the …” „… field or with the support of the Praetorian Guard, and they could choose whomever they wanted …”

Chapter 10 The Murder of Domitian S. 201-222

„… .20For similar reasons, it could not have been the Praetorian Guard who fomented the rebellion. They …” „… motive of the real killer was regime change. Brunt believed the Praetorian Guard were not necessary for …” „… Praetorian Guards assigned to the palace. One wonders how he would have participated without his prefect’s …”

Chapter 11 Nerva and the Coup S. 223-242

„… the official version of events. Soldiers of the Praetorian Guard were upset, and measures were taken …” „… to handle the Praetorian Guard, maneuver the successor 226 Chapter 11 into place, and keep the …” „… adminis-trative career as praefectus annonae, prefect of Egypt, and finally prefect of the Praetorian Guard …”

Chapter 12 Guarding the Caesars S. 243-254

„… more consideration to the armed forces, the legions, and the Praetorian Guard alike than previous …” „… emperor was the Praetorian Guard. They are often accused of venality, largely because Tacitus harps on …” „… .11We can say with confidence that the Praetorian Guard, as a whole, was not involved in any of the …”

Chapter 3 Vespasian S. 43-70

„… Galba that Otho was able to suborn the noncommissioned officers in the Praetorian Guard so easily. One …” „… Praetorians; thus, a major reorganization was needed. One significant change made by Vespasian to the Guard …” „… size of the Praetorian Guard, but not out of fear. He reverted to the nine cohorts of five hundred men …”

Preface S. i-xxxviii

„… nine thousand Praetorian Guard with that job, and still 75 percent of emperors ended up dead. Internal …” „… word for “usurper.”3Internal security was a problem Augustus understood well. His Praetorian Guard was …” „… Praetorian Guard was security. The term Preface xvii“security services” refers to the Praetorian Guard, the …”

Notes S. 255-360

„… for the Praetorian Guards, and 1,250 drachmas for service outside of Rome, a sum Plutarch says was …” „… Praetorian Guard, see Morgan (2006), 29.31. Or so Morgan (2006), 29.32. Greenhalgh (1975), 19.33. Morgan …” „… Praetorian Guard. For his fam-ily background, see Ottley (2010), 106–07, who shows that his real father had …”

Chapter 4 Threats to the New Regime and the Death of Vespasian S. 71-84

„… Praetorian Guard—the so-called autographed copy of the speech Caecina was preparing to deliver to the troops …” „… Praetorian Guard is dated.50Historians like Levick believe that the whole affair was just an example of …” „… , when the Senate was debating that very issue just as Claudius arrived, backed by the Praetorian Guard …”

Chapter 5 Titus S. 85-104

„… we do not know the exact date, he was given control of the Praetorian Guard—a force that was as …” „… anyone to have them all at once. To be made simultaneously consul, Princeps Iuventis, and Praetorian …” „… position from the point of view of security was his appointment as Praetorian prefect. At some point, and …”

Index S. 395-412

„… Praetorian Guard, 41reputation, xv, xxix, 85, 92–93, 105, 107, 119–121, 149–153security threats, xxviii …” „… , 262n93, 263n104, 264n139, 268n30, 337n91praetorian guard, xi–xii, xvi–xvii, xxv–xxvi, 2, 5, 9, 16, 26 …” „… Praetorian Guard, 54–55the Roman army, 52–54and Senate, 56–68and security, 71–75succession, 65–67, 112taking …”

Bibliography‌‌‌‌‌‌‌ S. 361-394

„… . (2013), The Praetorian Guard. A History of Rome’s Special Elite Forces. Waco, TX: Baylor University …” „… . Istituto Italiano per la Storia Antica.Powell, Geoffrey (1968), “The Praetorian Guard,” History Today …” „… ), Die Prätorianer: Kaisermacher, Kaisermörder. München: Langen Müller.Syme, Sir Ronald (1980). “Guard …”

Chapter 6 And Then There Was the Problem of Domitian . . . S. 105-122

„… Praetorian Guard. Until he had the tribunician authority, he could not And Then There Was the Problem of …” „… about whether the Senate would confirm him. With the Praetorian Guard behind him and the troops at his …” „… Antonius Primus and the Praetorian prefect Arrius Varus, were now superseded by Mucianus once he 110 …”

Chapter 8 Domitian in the Empire S. 155-170

„… battle standard of the Praetorian Guard.78The Princeps was forced to return to the front in person to …” „… Praetorian prefect, Cornelius Fuscus, hastened to the scene and, upon arrival, gained some initial success.74 …” „… , became Praetorian prefect in the 70s.When the false Nero emerged in 88, therefore, the temptation existed …”

Chapter 9 Domitian S. 171-200

„… Domitian took considerable pains to ensure that the Praetorian Guard was devotedly loyal to him.91 No …” „… with one legion, the VII Gemina, while Domitian came north from Rome with his Praetorian Guard.106 This …” „… his head of security, prefect of the Praetorian Guard. There were also rewards for the loyal legions …”

Chapter 7 Domitian S. 123-154

„… twenty can be attested, however, including politicians, generals, and the Praetorian prefects.15 It seems …” „… Praetorian prefect and imperial relative, L. Julius Ursus—were all replaced early in his reign. Each was …” „… palace, the harder it is to guard. Domitian was surrounded by his court, which included everything from …”

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The Roman Army and the New Testament

Christopher B. Zeichmann

2018

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Chapter 4. The Military in the Pauline Corpus S. 107-124

„… they were likely “in the air” at the time.The Praetorian Guard—Phil 1:12–13Paul claims the “entire …” „… , referring to either the edifice termed the praetorium (cf. Mark 15:16; Acts 23:35) or the praetorian guard …” „… Roman military camps. The praetorian guard comprised elite soldiers who served as the emperor’s personal …”

Chapter 1. Who Were the Soldiers in Palestine? S. 1-22

„… for New Testament studies. The praetorian guard were elite soldiers who served as the emperor’s …” „… the Soldiers in Palestine? 3successful assassination. The praetorian guard, insofar as it has limited …” „… to those present in the New Tes-tament: legionaries, auxiliaries, royal soldiers, and the praetorian …”

Index S. 165-168

„… , 81–82, 95, 99n21praetorian guard, 2–3, 116–117prison, 85–86, 114–117prisoners of war, 112, 114–116 …”

Bibliography S. 145-164

„… Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament I 210. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck.Bingham, Sandra. 2013. The Praetorian Guard: A …” „… . 2017. Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome’s Imperial Bodyguard. New Haven: Yale University …” „… , Guardianship and Marriage. Studies on the Desert of Judah 69. Leiden: Brill.Patrich, Joseph and David Amit …”

Chapter 2. What Did the Military Do in Early Roman Palestine? S. 23-48

„… money extorted by soldiers among more typical expenses (SB 9207). It begins:To the guard on duty: 2 …” „… drachmae, 1 obolGift: 240 drachmaeSuckling pig: 24 drachmaeTo the guard: 20 drachmae . . .Perhaps most …” „… suggests in order to aid intercommunication in the event of trouble. Egyptian ostraca document two guards …”

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S&F Sicherheit und Frieden

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S+F Volume 33 (2015) Issue 1 ISSN Online: 0175-274x

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Wolfgang Mühlberger Assessing the Impact: North African Militaries in the Arab Spring S. 7-14

„… to sideline the regular armed forces while erecting a praetorian guard with the sole purpose of …” „… sultanistic securitocracy Civilian domination; military opposition (coups); Praetorian Guard (PG) for …” „… unrest to a praetorian guard in order to ensure regime continuity. The deeply autocratic nature of the …”

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Ancient Rome on the Silver Screen

Gregory S. Aldrete, Graham Sumner

2023

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Chapter Two. The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Ancient Epic S. 31-72

„… tribune in the Praetorian Guard. The dramatic sequence featuring the hero versus tigers is yet another …” „… , however, that both deeds were performed by the Praetorian Guard. Perhaps the most historically improbable …” „… how the Figure 2.2. Sinister Praetorians. Menacing Praetorian guardsmen are a staple of films set in …”

Preface S. i-xxvi

„… SINISTER PRAETORIANS 38Menacing Praetorian guardsmen are a staple of films set in ancient …” „… in “The Guard.”Graham Sumner would like to offer thanks to the following: First of all, his partner …” „… (2000), and (D) The Robe (1953). Costume makers’ predilection for portraying Praetorians in black is …”

Index S. 217-234

„… , 34–35, 110, 140Posca, 174, 178Powell, Robert, 128Praetorian(s): in black, 38, 39, 158; guards, 38, 39 …” „… , 97, 106, 108, 109forearm guards. See bracersForum, Roman, 28, 88, 94–95, 103, 105, 123, 140, 176, 179 …”

Chapter Five. The Twenty-First Century: The Ancient Epic Gets Revived and Updated for a New Millennium S. 149-206

„… forearm guards, which are not attested, and that the Roman cavalry have stirrups, which were not yet in …” „… costume designer Janty Yates, it was intended to have a Vietnam soldier look. The film’s Praetorians (see …” „… , and black shields. There is no evidence for Praetorians wearing black, but this reflects a …”

Chapter Four. The Late 1960s through the 1980s: Searching for a New Direction—Parody, Porn, Plays, and TV S. 109-148

„… twist, after the Praetorian Guard had murdered Caligula, they elevated Claudius to the emperorship …” „… plays Tiberius’s suavely ambitious Prefect of the Praetorian Guard, Sejanus.Critical reaction to the …” „… own guards produced by such utterances. Mocking pretentiousness and authority figures is a staple of …”

Chapter Three. The Early 1960s: The Ancient Epic Veers into Cliché and Hits an Indulgent Pinnacle S. 73-108

„… ranks, but this one is particularly bad in this regard. “Praetorians,” who were the em-peror’s personal …” „… guards rather than the chain mail shirts and other equipment (see Figure 1.5.C) that they probably would …” „… , Thracians, Armenians, Parthians, and Praeto-rians. The costume designers gave each group distinctive arms …”

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Herod the Great

Norman Gelb

2013

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Chapter Twelve: The Other Herodians S. 157-180

„… assassinated in a plotorganized by officers of Praetorian Guard, members of the Senate, andothers. They had …” „… wish to befulfilled. But Praetorian Guard commanders, who had been nibbling atthe fringes of political …” „… by Caligula’s assassi-nation, he had remarkably emerged as favored by the Praetorians to benext to …”

Index S. 203-208

„… , 185Nazarenes, 190 Praetorian Guard, 163Nero Caesar, 168, 173, 175, 176, 178 Ptolemais, 37, 73, 98Index …”

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Iran, die Bombe und das Streben nach Sicherheit

Andreas M. Bock (ed.), Ingo Henneberg (ed.)

Series: Innovative Forschung - Theorien, Methoden, Konzepte

Volume 2 2014

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Witold Mucha A spring that would not come: Why the Green Movement did not blossom in Iran, 2009-2010 S. 295-316

„… , Roozbeh, and Farzan Sabet. 2010. The Ayatollah’s Praetorians: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and …” „… blossom in Iran, 2009-2010 305 conflict actors: the police, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC …” „… quickly became the major internal and external security force in the early Republic, over time the Guards …”

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Legal Pluralism and Social Change in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Wolfram Brandes (ed.), Helmut Reimitz (ed.), Jack Tannous (ed.)

Series: Studien zur europäischen Rechtsgeschichte

Volume 337 2024

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C. Zuckerman Les scholes d’Orient du Bas-Empire à Byzance S. 271-298

„… classique sur les unités d’élite à Byzance, Byzantine Praetorians (Bonn 1984), John Haldon a apporté à cette …” „… Palace Guards of the Later Roman Empire, Rome 1969, 49, avec la n. 9; cf. plus récemment R. Delmaire, Les …” „… (cité n. 12), 213–217.36 Cette ambiguïté est soulignée par Haldon, Byzantine Praetorians, 119–128.282 …”

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The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures

Ryan Shaffer (ed.)

2023

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Adrien M. Ratsimbaharison, Juvence F. Ramasy 29 Madagascar S. 379-390

„… , particu-larly in Indochina and North Africa. Indeed, after a brief use of the “partisan guards,” the French …” „… Guards (Gardes Indigènes). The Security literally functioned as secret police, central-izing information …” „… , 1977, and supplemented by Executive Order (Décret) No. 85-232 of July 10, 1985.17. A praetorian state …”

Nuno Fragoso Vidal 2 Angola S. 15-28

„… intelligence culture is an upgraded version of an intelligence prae-torian Presidential Guard that defends the …” „… activities, directly leading the militarized Unit of the Presidential Guard (UGP), composed of thousands of …”

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The Handbook of Latin American and Caribbean Intelligence Cultures

Florina Cristiana Matei (ed.), Carolyn Halladay (ed.), Eduardo E. Estévez (ed.)

2022

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Part III NON-DEMOCRATIC REGIMES S. 279-312

„… THE PRAETORIAN GUARD: INTELLIGENCE UNDER CHÁVEZHugo Chávez rose to power in 1999 as an outsider …” „… of foreign intelligence personnel), the reforms during these eras successfully reined in a praetorian …” „… again overthrown by a military that was developing an increasingly praetorian instinct.4Following this …”

Bibliography S. 327-384

„… University Press, 2010.Bruneau, Thomas C., and Scott D. Tollefson, eds. In Who Guards the Guardians and How …” „… Victory Ahead of Official Result.” The Guardian, June 16, 2021. Available at …”

Part II NEW DEMOCRACIES S. 55-278

„… arrangement of the Federal Police and other federal security forces (National Gendarmerie, Naval Coast Guard …” „… democracy, instead of its guardian.CONCLUSIONIn sum, challenges associated with institutionalizing an …” „… order-to-insurrection continuum, beginning with what I would term the guardians of order, followed by masista loyalists …”

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S+F Volume 38 (2020) Issue 2 ISSN Online: 0175-274x

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Nils Zimmermann, Jahara Matisek A Developmental Role for Militaries in Africa: The Peace Engineering Corps Solution?* S. 112-117

„… becomes too involved in domestic affairs, a praetorian state like Egypt or Mauritania can result, where …” „… (Brasília: 2014). 13 Khaled Abou El Fadl, “The Praetorian State in the Arab Spring,” University of …” „… emergence of a militarized economy or a praetorian state. PECs could play a seminal role in establishing …”

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America and the Yemens

Bruce Riedel

2023

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Obama and the War’s Origins S. 43-52

„… resources from fighting terrorism. The commander of the National Guard, the Kingdom’s praetorian guard force …” „… Fahd died in 2005. Before then he had been in charge of the Saudi National Guard for almost a half …” „… ground forces, the regular army and the National Guard, had their hands full with protecting border posts …”

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