The Praetorians
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2003 1:19 pm
Avete Romani,
whenever I think of the Praetorians, I think of them as the emperors "bodyguards". I also know that they sometimes did the dirty work for the emperors (assassinating people, etc..).
But what I would like to know is what their actual function was and where they came from (with wich I mean their origin). Did they for instance sometimes fight in any of the major battles or did they act as some kind of Military Police?
Does anybody know?
Valete,
Tiberius Dionysius Draco
whenever I think of the Praetorians, I think of them as the emperors "bodyguards". I also know that they sometimes did the dirty work for the emperors (assassinating people, etc..).
But what I would like to know is what their actual function was and where they came from (with wich I mean their origin). Did they for instance sometimes fight in any of the major battles or did they act as some kind of Military Police?
Does anybody know?
Valete,
Tiberius Dionysius Draco