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Meanings of pretorian in inglés

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Of or relating to a Roman praetor.

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While passing the pretorian camp, they heard thundering shouts in honor of Galba.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
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Meanwhile came a detachment of Numidian horse, who belonged to the pretorian guard.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
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This was a powerful recommendation with the people, the pretorian cohorts, and the legions.
The Women of the Caesars
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Soon after, he was informed, that Otho was in possession of the pretorian camp.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 07: Galba
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He granted the insignia of the consular dignity to ten persons of pretorian rank.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 01: Julius Caesar
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Tigellinus was pretorian prefect, and his words had the direct meaning of a threat.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
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The danger was most threatening, especially because Sejanus was the commander of the pretorian guard.
The Women of the Caesars
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And again appeared a pretorian cohort of gigantic Sicambrians, blue-eyed, bearded, blond and red haired.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
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The people of Petronius, left in Rome, were imprisoned; his house was surrounded by pretorian guards.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
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And to think that it depended on me alone to be pretorian prefect at this moment.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
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Gifted with an uncommon memory, Petronius knew not only the officers, but nearly all the pretorian soldiers.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
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Suppose I were to go to the pretorian camp, or the guards of the city, for instance?
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
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Having promised Burrhus, the pretorian prefect, a remedy for a swelling in his throat, he sent him poison.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 06: Nero
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He put to death one of the pretorian guards, for having stolen a peacock out of his orchard.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 03: Tiberius
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The pretorian guards, in so far as they were not composed of foreigners, were made up of volunteers.]
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
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Both armies insisted upon high demands, particularly that their pay should be made equal to that of the pretorian guards.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 03: Tiberius
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