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    Roman Guardsman 62 BC–AD 324

    By Ross Cowan and Seán Ó’Brógáin

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    From the civil wars of the Late Republic to Constantine's bloody reunification of the Empire, elite corps of guardsmen were at the heart of every Roman army. Whether as bodyguards or as shock troops in battle, the fighting skills of praetorians, speculatores, singulares and protectores determined the course of Roman history. Modern scholars tend to present the praetorians as pampered, disloyal and battle-shy, but the Romans knew them as valiant warriors, men who strove to live up to their honorific title pia vindex – loyal and avenging. Closely associated with the Republican praetorian cohorts, and gradually assimilated into the Imperial Praetorian Guard, were the speculatores. A cohort was established by Marc Antony in the 30s BC for the purposes of reconnaissance and intelligence gathering, but soon the speculatores were acting as close bodyguards a role they maintained until the end of the first century AD. This title will detail the changing nature of these units, their organization and operational successes and failures from their origins in the late Republic through to their unsuccessful struggle against Constantine the Great.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateJan 20, 2014
    ISBN9781782009269
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    Roman Guardsman 62 BC–AD 324
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    Ross Cowan

    Dr Ross H. Cowan studied Classics at the University of Glasgow, where he also wrote his doctoral thesis about elite units of the Roman Imperial Army, the Praetorian Guard and Second Parthian Legion. He is the author of works on the Imperial legions and has written many articles on all aspects of the Roman Army, as well as making occasional forays into Scottish military history. He lives and works near Glasgow.

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