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The End Of The Praetorian Guard
The Praetorian Guard lasted until the early fourth century. In another series of civil wars following the death of Constantius Chlorus in AD 306, the Praetorian Guard sided with the emperor based in Italy, Maxentius, the son of the previous, legitima
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A Sting In The Tail
By AD 69, the Praetorian Guard had been in operation for nearly a century. Established by Augustus in 27 BC, it was not a new formation. Commanders in the late Republic had made use of similar units for protection, with the first specific reference t
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The Power Of The Ram
A ram’s head today on view the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu exemplifies the talismanic powers of amber within Etruscan thought. We can surmise that it was once worn as the pendant centrepiece of a necklace based on the grooves on its posterior end.

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