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The Castra Praetoria was destroyed by [[Constantine I]], who also disbanded the Praetorian Guard upon his invasion of Italy while [[Maxentius]] ruled as the [[Western Roman Emperor]].<ref name="bunson 342">Bunson, 342.</ref> Their last stand was at the [[Battle of the Milvian Bridge]] in 312, and after Constantine's victory he officially disbanded the Praetorian, sending them out to different corners of the empire.
The Castra Praetoria was destroyed by [[Constantine I]], who also disbanded the Praetorian Guard upon his invasion of Italy while [[Maxentius]] ruled as the [[Western Roman Emperor]].<ref name="bunson 342">Bunson, 342.</ref> Their last stand was at the [[Battle of the Milvian Bridge]] in 312, and after Constantine's victory he officially disbanded the Praetorian, sending them out to different corners of the empire.

==References in literature and popular culture==

The [[milblog]] [http://castrapraetoria1.blogspot.com/ Castra Praetoria], authored by [[United_States_Marine_Corps|Marine]] [[1stSgt#United_States_Marine_Corps|1stSgt]] Burke, uses the name as the blog's title, linking the historical barracks and its [[Praetorian Guard]] to the [[United States Marine Corps]] today.


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The Castra Praetoria and ancient Rome.
Remains of the Praetorian Gate

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

History

According to the Roman historian Suetonius, the barracks were built in 23 AD by Lucius Aelius Sejanus, the praetorian prefect serving under the emperor Tiberius, in an effort to consolidate the several divisions of the guards.

The barracks were erected just outside the city of Rome and surrounded by solid masonry walls, measuring a total of 440 x 380 meters (1443 x 1246 ft). Three of the four sides of the walls were later incorporated in the Aurelian Walls, and parts of them are clearly visible today.

The adjacent city district Castro Pretorio is named after the barracks.

The Castra Praetoria was the site of the murder of the Emperor Elagabalus by the Praetorian Guard in 222 AD.

The Castra Praetoria was destroyed by Constantine I, who also disbanded the Praetorian Guard upon his invasion of Italy while Maxentius ruled as the Western Roman Emperor.[1] Their last stand was at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312, and after Constantine's victory he officially disbanded the Praetorian, sending them out to different corners of the empire.

Notes

  1. ^ Bunson, 342.

References

  • Bunson, Matthew (1994). Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire. New York: Facts on File Inc. ISBN 0-8160-3182-7

External links