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Location

  • Italy, Rome
  • geo:41.906601,12.50679

Period or year

  • 23 / unknown

Classification

  • fort
  • Visible

Castra Praetoria

data access 58087

Constantine abolished the praetorian guard and then ordered to dismantle the western wall of the castrum.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castra_Praetoria

Praetorian : The Rise and Fall of Rome`s Imperial Bodyguard, - Guy de la Bedoyere

 

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Use and reuse

Creators: Entry created by Ludwinski (2018-12-13) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/58087
Data downloads: KML, RDF
Suggested citation: Ludwinski , Castra Praetoria. https://vici.org/vici/58087, accessed 2026-11-07.