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Praetorian Guard   /pritˈɔriən gɑrd/   Listen
Praetorian Guard

noun
1.
A member of the Praetorian Guard.  Synonym: Praetorian.
2.
The elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome.






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"Praetorian Guard" Quotes from Famous Books



... down there if you want to see Caesar. We must wait here, at any rate, till the crowd has gone past in the corridor beyond that door." And Melissa, whose feminine curiosity had already tempted her to the window, looked down into the quadrangle and on to the steps down which a maniple of the praetorian guard were marching, with noble Romans in togas or the uniform of legates, augurs wearing wreaths, and priests of various orders. Then for a few minutes the steps were deserted, and Melissa thought she could hear her own heart beating, ...
— Uarda • Georg Ebers

... parts of the earth at enormous expense. The barbarians, who destroyed everything by fire and sword, had already advanced as far as Rome. Attila, who called himself the scourge of God, stood before its walls; there was no emperor, no praetorian guard, no legions present to save the ancient Capital of the world. But there was a Pope—Leo I. And Leo went forth, and by entreaties, and threats of God's displeasure, induced the dreaded king of the Huns to retire. Scarcely had Attila retired, before Genseric, king of ...
— Public School Education • Michael Mueller



Words linked to "Praetorian Guard" :   bodyguard, escort



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