Name: Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome's Imperial Bodyguard (en Inglés)
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Author: Guy De La Bédoyère
ISBN: 9780300234381

portada Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome's Imperial Bodyguard (en Inglés)

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Libro Físico

Editorial

Yale Univ Pr

Autor

Guy De La Bédoyère

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

344

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9780300234381

Categorías

Antiguo roma
Historia de roma

Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome's Imperial Bodyguard (en Inglés)

Guy De La Bédoyère (Autor) · Yale Univ Pr · Tapa Blanda

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A riveting account of ancient Rome’s imperial bodyguard, the select band of soldiers who wielded the power to make—or destroy—the emperors they served Founded by Augustus around 27 B.C., the elite Praetorian Guard was tasked with the protection of the emperor and his family. As the centuries unfolded, however, Praetorian soldiers served not only as protectors and enforcers but also as powerful political players. Fiercely loyal to some emperors, they vied with others and ruthlessly toppled those who displeased them, including Caligula, Nero, Pertinax, and many more. Guy de la Bédoyère provides a compelling first full narrative history of the Praetorians, whose dangerous ambitions ceased only when Constantine permanently disbanded them. de la Bédoyère introduces Praetorians of all echelons, from prefects and messengers to artillery experts and executioners. He explores the delicate position of emperors for whom prestige and guile were the only defenses against bodyguards hungry for power. Folding fascinating details into a broad assessment of the Praetorian era, the author sheds new light on the wielding of power in the greatest of the ancient world’s empires.