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The tent of an ancient Roman general
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praetorium
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The Latin term praetorium — or prœtorium or pretorium — originally signified a general’s tent within a Roman castra , castellum , or encampment. It derived from the name of one of the chief Roman magistrates , the praetor . Praetor (Latin, "leader") was ...
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Praetorium \Pr[ae]*to"ri*um\, n. See Pretorium .
Wiktionary
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n. (alternative form of pretorium English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the tent of an ancient Roman general [syn: pretorium ]
Usage examples of praetorium.
I realized that here, halfway between the tower and the gate where the cobbled road between the wall and the cloisters of the Praetorium was widest, must be the best place in Colonia to speak without being overheard.
Claudius was on his way to the Castra Praetoria to place Silius and Messalina on trial for treason.
Everything now depended on Aulus Plautius keeping the Praetorians loyal, since Geta could be leading them into a trap at the Castra Praetoria with his advice.
Following a plan that had been decided upon, Praeclarus dispatched a detachment under an officer to the Porta Praetoria with orders to take it by force, if they could not persuade Appius Applosus to join them, and throw it open to the warriors from the outer villages when they should arrive.
Praeclarus dispatched a detachment under an officer to the Porta Praetoria with orders to take it by force, if they could not persuade Appius Applosus to join them, and throw it open to the warriors from the outer villages when they should arrive.
The Expeditionary Force was digging in outside, and this inn at the head of the causeway had been selected as the praetorium at the center of the encampment.
It was obvious that the Romans were not going to let the Temple guards enter the praetorium, so the transfer of the prisoner was going to take place there at the gate or not at all.