1. 13 The Praetorian Guard Receives a Witness

2. See the box entitled “The Praetorian Guard in Nero’s Day.”

3. He said that the good news had become known among the Praetorian Guard.

4. Castra Praetoria were the ancient barracks (castra) of the Praetorian Guard of Imperial Rome.

5. The former commander of the Third Legion, Comazon, was appointed commander of the Praetorian Guard.

6. By 221 Elagabalus' eccentricities, particularly his relationship with Hierocles, increasingly provoked the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard.

7. He also created the Praetorian Guard along with a permanent navy where served the liberti, or freed slaves.

8. The fortress houses members of the Praetorian Guard, who serve as the emperor’s bodyguards, and also the city’s police force.

9. Largely because of the influence of Sejanus, commander of the Praetorian Guard, the latter part of his reign was marked by terror.

10. Kamala Bullyragged the Los Angeles Police Department to serve as her personal Praetorian guard, quite illegally, in exchange for not cracking down …

11. Before news of Claudius’ death broke, Burrus escorted Nero to the Castra Praetoria and had him proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard, leaving the Senate no option but to accept the choice.

12. Their last stand was at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312, and after Constantine's victory he officially disbanded the Praetorian guard, sending them out to different corners of the empire.

13. He described that, though in prison, his affairs “turned out for the advancement of the good news rather than otherwise, so that,” as he said, “my bonds have become public knowledge in association with Christ among all the Praetorian Guard.”

14. Hence, he wrote: “Now I desire you to know, brothers, that my affairs have turned out for the advancement of the good news rather than otherwise, so that my bonds have become public knowledge in association with Christ among all the Praetorian Guard and all the rest.”