The role and character of the praetorian guard and the praetorian prefecture until the accession of Vespasian

Kerr, John Latimer (1991) The role and character of the praetorian guard and the praetorian prefecture until the accession of Vespasian. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the role of the Praetorian Guard in the hundred years between the battle of Actium and the accession of Vespasian. This necessitates not only a consideration of those political activities which the Praetorians undertook at the behest of their emperors but also an examination into the motivations of the guardsmen themselves. Moreover, any study of the Praetorian Guard would be less than complete without an account of the development of the Praetorian prefecture. (Now unrestricted)

• Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
• Qualification Level: Doctoral
• Subjects: D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D051 Ancient History
• Colleges/Schools: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Classics
• Supervisor's Name: Green, Dr. M. and Keppie, Dr. L.
• Date of Award: 1991
• Depositing User: Geraldine Coyle
• Unique ID: glathesis:1991-875
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 16 Jun 2009
• Last Modified: 24 Apr 2018 14:59
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/875