Of or relating to a Roman praetor.
1 While passing the pretorian camp, they heard thundering shouts in honor of Galba.
2 Meanwhile came a detachment of Numidian horse, who belonged to the pretorian guard.
3 This was a powerful recommendation with the people, the pretorian cohorts, and the legions.
4 Soon after, he was informed, that Otho was in possession of the pretorian camp.
5 He granted the insignia of the consular dignity to ten persons of pretorian rank.
6 Tigellinus was pretorian prefect, and his words had the direct meaning of a threat.
7 The danger was most threatening, especially because Sejanus was the commander of the pretorian guard.
8 And again appeared a pretorian cohort of gigantic Sicambrians, blue-eyed, bearded, blond and red haired.
9 The people of Petronius, left in Rome, were imprisoned; his house was surrounded by pretorian guards.
10 And to think that it depended on me alone to be pretorian prefect at this moment.
11 Gifted with an uncommon memory, Petronius knew not only the officers, but nearly all the pretorian soldiers.
12 Suppose I were to go to the pretorian camp, or the guards of the city, for instance?
13 Having promised Burrhus, the pretorian prefect, a remedy for a swelling in his throat, he sent him poison.
14 He put to death one of the pretorian guards, for having stolen a peacock out of his orchard.
15 The pretorian guards, in so far as they were not composed of foreigners, were made up of volunteers.]
16 Both armies insisted upon high demands, particularly that their pay should be made equal to that of the pretorian guards.
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