单词 | praetorian |
释义 | praetorian/priːˈtɔːrɪən /(US also pretorian) adjective Roman History Of or having the powers of a praetor.A herdsman, tough and uneducated, he rose high in the army and became praetorian prefect of Diocletian, to whom his loyalty was unswerving....
noun A man of praetorian rank.Although Vindex was defeated, Nero's suicide and the support of Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus and the praetorians encouraged Galba to march on Rome, accompanied by Otho, governor of Lusitania....
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