The Pretorian Guard in the Service of the Emperors of Rome

The story of imperial rome is long, convoluted and extremely messy. One group had an intimate front row seat to all the drama: the pretorian guard. The best way to describe them would be a cross between the fbi, the secret service and seal team six. They were hitmen, spies, secret p s and political advisers all rolled into one overtime. How had they managed to amass so much power and prestige?

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