Conceived as a personal army for the emperor, the elite Praetorian Guard soon took over a wide range of powers in Rome, and thus from the very beginning made a much greater impact on the city's life than just as an imperial bodyguard. The Praetorians were in fact inseparable from the whole machinery of state, in some cases even making or breaking individual emperors. Sandra Bingham here offers a timely history of the Guard from its foundation by Augustus in 27 BCE to its disbandment by Constantine in CE 312. Topics covered include arms and insignia; the size, recruitment and command structure of the Guard; duration of service; the duties of individual soldiers and officers; and their families, daily lives and religion.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd., I.B.Tauris
ISBN-10
1845118847
ISBN-13
9781845118846
eBay Product ID (ePID)
129121261
Product Key Features
Author
Sandra Bingham
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Ancient History
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Height
216mm
Width
134mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Content Note
Illustrations
Author Biography
Sandra Bingham is a Teaching Fellow in Classics at the University of Edinburgh. Her publications include several articles on the reigns of Septimius Severus and his son Caracalla, and a co-authored book on the rediscovery of Carthage for the Duckworth Archaeological Histories series.