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praetorian guard  noun Roman HistoryThe bodyguard of the Roman emperor.Before his return Mucianus had reduced the praetorian guard, enlarged by Vitellius, to approximately its old size, and they were entrusted to Titus on his return....- It's far worse than anything that occurred in the Roman empire, until the praetorian guard started to sell the principate.
- Power is held by a strongman, surrounded by a praetorian guard.…
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