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Conflicted: A History Podcast

Kingbreakers: The Praetorian Guard

Conflicted: A History Podcast

Zach Cornwell

Education, History, Society & Culture

4.8610 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2020

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

The story of Rome through the eyes of the infamous Praetorian Guard, feared bodyguards who wielded the power and leverage to make – or break – the Emperors they swore to protect. SOURCES: Strauss, Barry. Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine. 2019 De La Bodeyere, Guy. Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome’s Imperial Bodyguard. 2017 Rankov, Boris. The Praetorian Guard. 1994 Bingham, Sandra. The Praetorian Guard. 2012 Beard, Mary. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome. 2015 Beard, Mary. The Roman Triumph. 2007. Suetonius. Lives of the Caesars. AD 121 Dando-Collins, Stephen. Caligula: The Mad Emperor of Rome. 2019. Tacitus, Cornelius. The Complete Works. 1994.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello and welcome to conflicted, the history podcast where we talk about the struggles that

0:34.9

shaped us, the tough questions that they pose and why we should care about any of it.

0:40.2

I'm your host, Zach Cornwell.

0:43.1

Guys, this is episode 10.

0:45.8

We have officially reached double-digit territory, very exciting.

0:49.9

But before we get into today's episode, I just want to do that annoying podcaster thing where

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I remind you to rate and review if you haven't already.

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It's a little thing, but it helps out a lot.

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And if you've been enjoying the show and the stories we've been telling, please give us a little

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five-star love on whatever platform you listen on.

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If you wanted to go for the gold, you could even leave a few kind words in the form

1:11.5

of a review. And as always, a big thank you for your time. There are lots of podcasts out there right

1:18.2

now begging for your attention, and I'm honored that you've chosen to spend part of your day

1:22.3

with me. So, thank you. And with all that housekeeping out of the way, welcome to episode 10, King Breakers.

1:31.3

Thank you. On March 28th, 193 AD, the Roman Empire was for sale.

2:07.1

The emperor, a man named Pertanax, had been murdered, and in the chill of that spring

2:12.6

morning, Pertinax's head was being carried through the streets of Rome on a pike for everyone to see.

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