praetorian

Example Sentences

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Still he saw that in every row of seats were pretorians, armed with clubs, to rouse enthusiasm if the need came.

From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah

Burnside's honest gratitude and honest want of judgment have contributed more than anything else to inaugurate the regime of the pretorians, to justify mutiny.

From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count

But if even such a man should appear, these pretorians will turn against him.

From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count

Before assassinating Domitian, the conspirators had secured a successor who would be supported by the Senate and not prove inacceptable to the pretorians.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

But this bold plan of a fighting general could not be comprehended by pets and pretorians.

From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count