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Definition of praetorian guard in English: praetorian guardnoun Roman History The bodyguard of the Roman emperor. Example sentencesExamples - Power is held by a strongman, surrounded by a praetorian guard.…
- Before his return Mucianus had reduced the praetorian guard, enlarged by Vitellius, to approximately its old size, and they were entrusted to Titus on his return.
- Around Blair, he has his own version of the no turning back group that formed a praetorian guard around Thatcher in the 1980s.
- He surrounded himself with a praetorian guard, chosen more for its loyalty and orthodoxy than visionary intelligence.
- It's far worse than anything that occurred in the Roman empire, until the praetorian guard started to sell the principate.
Definition of praetorian guard in US English: praetorian guardnounprəˈtôrēən ɡärd Roman History The bodyguard of the Roman emperor. Example sentencesExamples - Around Blair, he has his own version of the no turning back group that formed a praetorian guard around Thatcher in the 1980s.
- It's far worse than anything that occurred in the Roman empire, until the praetorian guard started to sell the principate.
- Power is held by a strongman, surrounded by a praetorian guard.…
- He surrounded himself with a praetorian guard, chosen more for its loyalty and orthodoxy than visionary intelligence.
- Before his return Mucianus had reduced the praetorian guard, enlarged by Vitellius, to approximately its old size, and they were entrusted to Titus on his return.
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