Praetorian
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Praetorian is an adjective derived from the ancient Roman office of praetor
. It may refer to:
Praetor
Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, usually in the field, or the named commander before mustering the army; and an elected magistratus assigned varied duties...
. It may refer to:
- Praetorian GuardPraetorian GuardThe Praetorian Guard was a force of bodyguards used by Roman Emperors. The title was already used during the Roman Republic for the guards of Roman generals, at least since the rise to prominence of the Scipio family around 275 BC...
, a special force of skilled and celebrated troops serving as the personal guard of Roman Emperors - Praetorian prefectPraetorian prefectPraetorian prefect was the title of a high office in the Roman Empire. Originating as the commander of the Praetorian Guard, the office gradually acquired extensive legal and administrative functions, with its holders becoming the Emperor's chief aides...
, the title of a high office in the Roman Empire - Praetorian prefecturePraetorian prefectureThe praetorian prefecture was the largest administrative division of the late Roman Empire, above the mid-level dioceses and the low-level provinces. Praetorian prefectures originated in the reign of Constantine I The praetorian prefecture was the largest administrative division of the late Roman...
, the largest administrative division of the late Roman Empire, above the mid-level dioceses and the low-level provinces- Praetorian prefecture of AfricaPraetorian prefecture of AfricaThe praetorian prefecture of Africa was a major administrative division of the Eastern Roman Empire, established after the reconquest of northwestern Africa from the Vandals in 533-534 by emperor Justinian I...
, division of the Eastern Roman Empire established after the reconquest of northwestern Africa from the Vandals - Praetorian prefecture of GaulPraetorian prefecture of GaulThe praetorian prefecture of the Gauls was one of four large praetorian prefectures into which the Late Roman Empire was divided.- History :...
, included Gaul, Upper and Lower Germany, Roman Britain, Spain and Mauretania Tingitana in Africa - Praetorian prefecture of IllyricumPraetorian prefecture of IllyricumThe praetorian prefecture of Illyricum was one of four praetorian prefectures into which the Late Roman Empire was divided.The administrative centre of the prefecture was Sirmium , and, after 379, Thessalonica...
, included, in its greatest expanse, Pannonia, Noricum, Crete and most of the Balkan peninsula except Thrace - Praetorian prefecture of ItalyPraetorian prefecture of ItalyThe praetorian prefecture of Italy ) was one of four large Praetorian prefectures into which the Late Roman Empire was divided. It comprised the Italian peninsula, the Western Balkans, the Danubian provinces and parts of North Africa...
, included the Italian peninsula, the Western Balkans, the Danubian provinces and parts of North Africa - Praetorian prefecture of the EastPraetorian prefecture of the EastThe praetorian prefecture of the East or of Oriens was one of four large praetorian prefectures into which the Late Roman Empire was divided...
, included the larger part of the Eastern Roman Empire
- Praetorian prefecture of Africa
- Praetorian Palace, a 14th-century Venetian palace in the city of Koper, Slovenia
- Praetorian BuildingPraetorian BuildingThe Praetorian Building, also known as Stone Place Tower, is a high-rise building located at Main Street and Stone Street in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas ....
, one of the first high-rise buildings to be constructed in Dallas, Texas - Praetorians Roma, an Italian rugby union team scheduled to begin play in the Magners League in 2010
- Praetorians (game)Praetorians (game)Praetorians is a 3D real-time strategy game developed by Pyro Studios, based on Julius Caesar's campaigns.- Gameplay :Players are given two options. Players may participate as Julius Caesar commanding forces of varying sizes against various barbarian tribes...
, a 2003 real-time strategy computer game - Praetorians (album)Praetorians (album)Praetorians is the fifth full length studio album, and eighth album overall, released by the black metal band Naer Mataron. It was released on the Season of Mist label in 2008, the first album by Naer Mataron on this label.-Track listing:...
, a 2008 black metal album by Naer Mataron - Pax PraetorianaPax PraetorianaPax Praetoriana refers to the relative stability of modern South Africa and the dominant foreign policy of the country towards the African continent and its encouragement of stable, accountable, democratic governments in other African states...
, refers to the relative stability of modern South Africa and its encouragement of democratic governments in other African states - The PraetorianThe praetorianThe Praetorian is a free, privately and independently funded quarterly published newspaper in Riverside, California founded at the University of California, Riverside in 2007. Its first issue was on February 6, 2007, Republican president Ronald Reagan's birthday...
, a conservative newspaper at the University of California, Riverside