Ross Cowan: Roman Guardsman 62 BC-AD 324 [2014] paperback Condition:New was raised in a secret

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Ross Cowan: Roman Guardsman 62 BC-AD 324 [2014] paperback Condition:New was raised in a secretFrom the civil wars of the Late Republic to Constantine's bloody reunification of the Empire, elite corps of guardsmen were at the heart of every Roman army. Whether as bodyguards or as shock troops in battle, the fighting skills of praetorians, speculatores, singulares and protectores determined the course of Roman history. Modern scholars tend to present the praetorians as pampered, disloyal and battle shy, but the Romans knew them as valiant