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Praetoriani (the Praetorian Guard) were once the organization which protected the Caesar and members of the Senate. Ironically, these guards had been a thorn in the side of the emperors for the first two centuries of the empire, several emperors being attacked or even assassinated by a member or leader of the Guard. The last attack of this kind occurred in 207 AD during the Plautianian Reforms under Caesar Sulla I. On the death of Plautianus, the position of Praefectus Praetoriani, captain of the Guard, was split into three equal positions. This was the final nail in the coffin for the danger posed to emperors by the Praetorian Guard.

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  • Praetoriani (the Praetorian Guard) were once the organization which protected the Caesar and members of the Senate. Ironically, these guards had been a thorn in the side of the emperors for the first two centuries of the empire, several emperors being attacked or even assassinated by a member or leader of the Guard. The last attack of this kind occurred in 207 AD during the Plautianian Reforms under Caesar Sulla I. On the death of Plautianus, the position of Praefectus Praetoriani, captain of the Guard, was split into three equal positions. This was the final nail in the coffin for the danger posed to emperors by the Praetorian Guard.
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  • Praetoriani (the Praetorian Guard) were once the organization which protected the Caesar and members of the Senate. Ironically, these guards had been a thorn in the side of the emperors for the first two centuries of the empire, several emperors being attacked or even assassinated by a member or leader of the Guard. The last attack of this kind occurred in 207 AD during the Plautianian Reforms under Caesar Sulla I. On the death of Plautianus, the position of Praefectus Praetoriani, captain of the Guard, was split into three equal positions. This was the final nail in the coffin for the danger posed to emperors by the Praetorian Guard. After 1833, Alexander XIV reformed the Guard once more. His desire was for Rome to discretely exercise power in foreign lands and within the limites of the empire. Such discretion required a dedicated organization but needed to be under his complete control. For these reasons, he saw fit to expand the Praetorian Guard by a second branch, the Munus Indicius Romanus (Roman Intelligence Service), for national espionage and intelligence gathering.
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