Lindsay Powell

Is that fair to say? I think there's a couple of dimensions. So if we see them first and foremost as a personal bodyguard and also, by the way, for the members of the family. And I think what we have to imagine is that when, for example... I guess it would be his adopted son's son, so that would be his adopted nephew, Drusus the Younger.

When he, in AD 14, has to go and deal with the mutiny on the Pannonian River, where the troops are mutinying against paying conditions of all things, he has two cohorts of the Praetorians with him. And up the Rhine, his brother, who's Germanicus Caesar, doesn't. And the reason for that seems to be that because he is the governor of the province, he already has legions, right?

When he, in AD 14, has to go and deal with the mutiny on the Pannonian River, where the troops are mutinying against paying conditions of all things, he has two cohorts of the Praetorians with him. And up the Rhine, his brother, who's Germanicus Caesar, doesn't. And the reason for that seems to be that because he is the governor of the province, he already has legions, right?

When he, in AD 14, has to go and deal with the mutiny on the Pannonian River, where the troops are mutinying against paying conditions of all things, he has two cohorts of the Praetorians with him. And up the Rhine, his brother, who's Germanicus Caesar, doesn't. And the reason for that seems to be that because he is the governor of the province, he already has legions, right?

He doesn't actually theoretically lead them. But in subsequent years, when he goes on campaign, then they will assign him praetorian cohorts. So you have to imagine that there's the wider family of the Domus Augusti. There's this family guarding. And they will be fighting groups if necessary. Going back

He doesn't actually theoretically lead them. But in subsequent years, when he goes on campaign, then they will assign him praetorian cohorts. So you have to imagine that there's the wider family of the Domus Augusti. There's this family guarding. And they will be fighting groups if necessary. Going back

He doesn't actually theoretically lead them. But in subsequent years, when he goes on campaign, then they will assign him praetorian cohorts. So you have to imagine that there's the wider family of the Domus Augusti. There's this family guarding. And they will be fighting groups if necessary. Going back

earlier to where Augustus was Octavian, one of the things that he had arranged was for his sister Octavia to marry Marcus Antonius. And that was a rather unpleasant affair because he basically got into bed with Cleopatra and so he was actually doing a double act. And one of the things to try and placate him, he sends his sister over with two units of Praetorians.

earlier to where Augustus was Octavian, one of the things that he had arranged was for his sister Octavia to marry Marcus Antonius. And that was a rather unpleasant affair because he basically got into bed with Cleopatra and so he was actually doing a double act. And one of the things to try and placate him, he sends his sister over with two units of Praetorians.

earlier to where Augustus was Octavian, one of the things that he had arranged was for his sister Octavia to marry Marcus Antonius. And that was a rather unpleasant affair because he basically got into bed with Cleopatra and so he was actually doing a double act. And one of the things to try and placate him, he sends his sister over with two units of Praetorians.

And you can imagine someone saying, right, well, here's your new assignment. You're going to live in Greece. And I wonder how that was met. But it's interesting because people think that moment was also to provoke Antony, who he knew was having this other affair. He basically rejected her. But the point is they could protect her, his sister, a very important person in his life.

And you can imagine someone saying, right, well, here's your new assignment. You're going to live in Greece. And I wonder how that was met. But it's interesting because people think that moment was also to provoke Antony, who he knew was having this other affair. He basically rejected her. But the point is they could protect her, his sister, a very important person in his life.

And you can imagine someone saying, right, well, here's your new assignment. You're going to live in Greece. And I wonder how that was met. But it's interesting because people think that moment was also to provoke Antony, who he knew was having this other affair. He basically rejected her. But the point is they could protect her, his sister, a very important person in his life.

So there's that protective element. There's also an element, I think, of intelligence gathering. So these people are in the city, but they're also in the rest of Italy and they can feed G2 back to the Palatium. What's remarkable about all this is that people think of the Roman Empire as being a bit like a modern state with a big bureaucracy.

So there's that protective element. There's also an element, I think, of intelligence gathering. So these people are in the city, but they're also in the rest of Italy and they can feed G2 back to the Palatium. What's remarkable about all this is that people think of the Roman Empire as being a bit like a modern state with a big bureaucracy.

So there's that protective element. There's also an element, I think, of intelligence gathering. So these people are in the city, but they're also in the rest of Italy and they can feed G2 back to the Palatium. What's remarkable about all this is that people think of the Roman Empire as being a bit like a modern state with a big bureaucracy.

In fact, what's remarkable is if you look specifically at Augustus, he had like a team of five freedmen. who dealt with correspondence. And he ran the whole thing through this group of people. It was really, really a tiny thing. And the reason he was able to do that, going back to those Legati Augusti, was that everything could be delegated out to the frontiers.

In fact, what's remarkable is if you look specifically at Augustus, he had like a team of five freedmen. who dealt with correspondence. And he ran the whole thing through this group of people. It was really, really a tiny thing. And the reason he was able to do that, going back to those Legati Augusti, was that everything could be delegated out to the frontiers.

In fact, what's remarkable is if you look specifically at Augustus, he had like a team of five freedmen. who dealt with correspondence. And he ran the whole thing through this group of people. It was really, really a tiny thing. And the reason he was able to do that, going back to those Legati Augusti, was that everything could be delegated out to the frontiers.

It was a combination of pragmatics that, I mean, you can't email a request for instructions. What he does, he delegates these people his own power, his imperium, to make decisions on the ground. But they have to keep him informed. And they're rotated out every three years. Now, in the case of the Praetorian cohorts, what he has there is a different structure.