2 records matched your query
02891aam a2200481 i 4500 001 CC726C7600A911E7BE28DDD2DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170304010220 008 161114s2017 ctuaf b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2016036348 020 $a 0300218958 020 $a 9780300218954 035 $a (OCoLC)959803467 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d ERASA $d YDX $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a ff----- $a aw----- $a ff----- 050 00 $a U35 $b .D4 2017 082 00 $a 356/.160937 $2 23 084 $a HIS027130 $a HIS027130 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a De la Bedoyere, Guy, $e author. 245 10 $a Praetorian : $b the rise and fall of Rome's imperial bodyguard / $c Guy de la Bedoyere. 264 1 $a New Haven : $b Yale University Press, $c [2017] 300 $a vii, 336 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 520 $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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Praetorian Guard $x History. 651 0 $a Rome $x History. $x History. 650 0 $a Special forces (Military science) $z Rome $x History. 651 0 $a Rome $x History $y Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Ancient / Rome. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / Other. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Armed Forces. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00814586 650 7 $a Praetorian Guard. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01074574 650 7 $a Special forces (Military science) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01128929 651 7 $a Rome (Empire) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204885 648 7 $a 30 B.C.-476 A.D. $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 3 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20230214011605.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191213023610.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20170304033514.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CC726C7600A911E7BE28DDD2DAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search