Praetorian Guard
Imperial Roman unit who guarded the emperors
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Summary
Praetorian Guard is a military unit[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of military unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,295 views/month, #6 of 4,978).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Ancient Rome[3], Roman Republic[4]
- Instance of: bodyguard[5]
- Subclass of: royal guard[6], imperial guard[7]
- Commons category: Praetorian Guard[8]
- Has part(s): Cohors IIII Praetoria[9], Cohors III Praetoria[10], Cohors II Praetoria[11], Cohors VIII praetoria[12], Cohors VIIII praetoria[13], Cohors X praetoria[14], Cohors VI praetoria[15], Cohors V praetoria[16], Cohors I praetoria[17], Cohors VII praetoria[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Praetorian Guard[19]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[20], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[21], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], New International Encyclopedia[27], Pauly–Wissowa[28]
- Replaced by: Auxilia palatina[29]
- Position held by head of the organization: Praetorian prefect[30]
Why It Matters
Praetorian Guard has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]