02351nam 2200577 450 991078685930332120230124190840.00-85773-286-20-85772-163-1(CKB)2670000000369634(EBL)1208948(SSID)ssj0001254571(PQKBManifestationID)12506675(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001254571(PQKBWorkID)11225136(PQKB)10051926(MiAaPQ)EBC1208948(Au-PeEL)EBL1208948(CaPaEBR)ebr11079061(CaONFJC)MIL497230(OCoLC)852756826(EXLCZ)99267000000036963420150729d2013 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Praetorian Guard a history of Rome's elite special forces /Sandra BinghamLondon :I.B. Tauris,2013.1 online resource (268 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84511-884-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.History -- Organization -- Duties.From the Immortals, the personal bodyguard of the Persian Achaemenid kings; the death-or-glory Companions, Alexander the Great's glorious cavalry corps; to Napoleon's Imperial Guards, flower of the French army, select martial cohorts are perennially fascinating. And perhaps no special force commands the romance, the mystique or the enduring appeal of ancient Rome's throroughbred protection and counter-insurgency squadron: the renowned Praetorian Guard. This elite military unit existed for over 300 years. Conceived as a personal army for the emperor, the Guard soon took over a wide range of powPraetorian GuardHistorySpecial forces (Military science)RomeHistoryRomeArmyHistoryRomeHistoryEmpire, 30 B.C.-476 A.DPraetorian GuardHistory.Special forces (Military science)History.355.3Bingham Sandra1512983MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786859303321The Praetorian Guard3747218UNINA