CastraPraetoria were the ancient barracks (castra) of the Praetorian Guard of Imperial Rome. According to the Roman historian Tacitus, the barracks were...
disbanded the cohortes praetoriae and destroyed their barracks at the CastraPraetoria. In the period of the Roman Republic (509–27 BC) the Praetorian Guard...
castrum (pl.: castra) was a military-related term. In Latin usage, the singular form castrum meant 'fort', while the plural form castra meant 'camp'....
enclosure of the castra was incorporated into the city walls built by Emperor Aurelian in the second half of the 3rd century. The CastraPraetoria give the name...
into the structure. These included the Amphitheatrum Castrense, the CastraPraetoria, the Pyramid of Cestius, and even a section of the Aqua Claudia aqueduct...
Castra Nova equitum singularium, Castra of ancient Rome, Castra Peregrina, CastraPraetoria, Cremona, Emona, Castra Taurinorum, Placentia See also Syria...
Vatican Necropolis Meta Sudans Castra of ancient Rome Castra Nova equitum singularium Castra Peregrina CastraPraetoria Alta Semita Argiletum Clivus Argentarius...
showing that it was in use as late as the fourth century A.D. CastraPraetoriaCastra Nova equitum singularium Tucci, Pier (2012). "Caelius Mons". The...
disbanded them in the early 4th century and destroyed their barracks, the CastraPraetoria. Although the most powerful individual in the Roman Empire, Augustus...
enlisted from the Roman naval headquarters at Misenum and housed in the nearby Castra Misenatium, were used to work the velarium. The Colosseum's huge crowd capacity...
The castra of Buciumi was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. Remains of the surrounding vicus were also unearthed....
(an unusual feature, but similar to the castra of Hadrian's Wall in Britain), and with four gates (praetoria, decumana, principalis sinistra and principalis...
and Hercules. The old-established Praetorian Guard was based at the CastraPraetoria in Rome, and had frequently proved disloyal, making and deposing emperors...
size on the outskirts of Rome, beyond the Servian Wall. Known as the castrapraetoria ("praetorian camp"), its construction was complete by AD 23. After...
reforms of Sejanus most significantly included the founding of the CastraPraetoria, which established the Praetorian Guard as the powerful political force...
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