On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Praetorian. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as bodyguard or corrupt and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Praetorian meaning
A member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors, their symbol being the scorpion.
Synonyms of Praetorian
Using Praetorian
- The main meaning on this page is: A member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors, their symbol being the scorpion.
- Useful related words include: pretorian, bodyguard, praetorian guard, corrupt.
- In the example corpus, praetorian often appears in combinations such as: the praetorian, praetorian guard, praetorian prefect.
Context around Praetorian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Praetorian
- In this selection, "praetorian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, structure, appointed, traitorous, guard, prefect and camp stand out and add context to how "praetorian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a praetorian guard and and at the praetorian camp where. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "praetorian" sits close to words such as abstention, actuarial and admonition, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with praetorian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Despite a good fight by the Praetorian Guard, his soldiers were defeated. (12 words)
Diocletian did not kill or depose Carinus' traitorous praetorian prefect and consul Ti. (13 words)
Fuscus was killed, and the battle standard of the Praetorian Guard was lost. (13 words)
At the end of June, a mob demonstrated against Cleander during a horse race in the Circus Maximus : he sent the praetorian guard to put down the disturbances, but Pertinax, who was now City Prefect of Rome, dispatched the Vigiles Urbani to oppose them. (44 words)
Amidst growing opposition, Elagabalus, just 18 years old, was assassinated and replaced by his cousin Severus Alexander on 11 March 222, in a plot formulated by his grandmother, Julia Maesa, and carried out by disaffected members of the Praetorian Guard. (40 words)
But the rashness of the Emperor's brother Titianus and of Proculus, prefect of the Praetorian Guards, added to Otho's feverish impatience, overruled all opposition, and an immediate advance was decided upon. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Praetorian sets itself apart by focusing on the attacker perspective, Eble said — instead of providing a general defensive structure, Praetorian probes system networks to find vulnerabilities.
More crucially, he was appointed Praetorian prefect (commander of the Praetorian Guard ), ensuring their loyalty to the Emperor and further solidifying Vespasian's position as a legitimate ruler.
Musk is really offering himself up as a Praetorian Guard, and Trump seems to have shaken his hand and taken the deal.
Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Apple by 3.2% during the third quarter.
And finally, we have one that's a personal favorite of this writer: the Praetorian Guard fight set to "All The Small Things" by Blink-182.
Amidst growing opposition, Elagabalus, just 18 years old, was assassinated and replaced by his cousin Severus Alexander on 11 March 222, in a plot formulated by his grandmother, Julia Maesa, and carried out by disaffected members of the Praetorian Guard.
At the end of June, a mob demonstrated against Cleander during a horse race in the Circus Maximus : he sent the praetorian guard to put down the disturbances, but Pertinax, who was now City Prefect of Rome, dispatched the Vigiles Urbani to oppose them.
But the rashness of the Emperor's brother Titianus and of Proculus, prefect of the Praetorian Guards, added to Otho's feverish impatience, overruled all opposition, and an immediate advance was decided upon.
Claud. 11 Annual games were also held in honour of his accession, and took place at the Praetorian camp where Claudius had first been proclaimed Emperor.
Despite a good fight by the Praetorian Guard, his soldiers were defeated.
Diocletian did not kill or depose Carinus' traitorous praetorian prefect and consul Ti.
Following Nero's death, Nymphidius Sabinus sought to seize power prior to the arrival of Galba, but he could not win the loyalty of the Praetorian guard and was killed.
From Spain, Trajan was summoned, while Domitian himself came from Rome with the Praetorian Guard.
Fuscus was killed, and the battle standard of the Praetorian Guard was lost.
Grainger (2003), p. 19 The precise involvement of the Praetorian Guard is less clear.
Grainger (2003), pp. 32–33 As a compensation measure, the Praetorian Guard demanded the execution of Domitian's assassins, which Nerva refused.
He was spirited away to the Praetorian camp and put under their protection.
He was then escorted to the Praetorian camp, where, after a few moments of surprise and indecision, he was saluted as Imperator.
His parents died in 86 when Hadrian was ten, and the boy then became a ward of both Trajan and Publius Acilius Attianus (who was later Trajan's Praetorian Prefect).
His writings cite repeated examples of the Praetorian Guard abusing their power with calamitous results, including numerous instances of imperial assassination and incessant demands for increased pay.
Common combinations with praetorian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: