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001			ocn971018915
003			OCoLC
005			20240726105036.0
008			170201s2017 ctu ob 001 0 eng d
040			_aNT _beng _erda _epn _cNT
020			_a9780300226270 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	0	4	_aU35 _b.P734 2017
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aDe la Bédoyère, Guy, _e1
245	1	0	_aPraetorian : _bthe rise and fall of Rome's imperial bodyguard / _cGuy de la Bédoyère.
260			_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _c(c)2017.
300			_a1 online resource.
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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520	0		_a"Founded by Augustus around 27 B.C., the elite Praetorian Guard was tasked with the protection of the emperor and his family. As the centuries unfolded, however, Praetorian soldiers served not only as protectors and enforcers but also as powerful political players. Fiercely loyal to some emperors, they vied with others and ruthlessly toppled those who displeased them, including Caligula, Nero, Pertinax, and many more. Guy de la Bedoyere provides a compelling first full narrative history of the Praetorians, whose dangerous ambitions ceased only when Constantine permanently disbanded them. de la Bedoyere introduces Praetorians of all echelons, from prefects and messengers to artillery experts and executioners. He explores the delicate position of emperors for whom prestige and guile were the only defenses against bodyguards hungry for power. Folding fascinating details into a broad assessment of the Praetorian era, the author sheds new light on the wielding of power in the greatest of the ancient world's empires"-- _cProvided by publisher.
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650		0	_aPraetorian Guard _xHistory.
650		0	_aSpecial forces (Military science) _zRome _xHistory.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1460176&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
942			_cOB _D _eEB _hU _m2017 _QOL _R _x _8NFIC _2LOC
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell