Lindsay Powell

And it's quite possible, as we've seen at Fishbourne, that something else can come out of the ground that can completely change history. Knowledge as it stands and knowing full well that what you're writing about today will in due course be changed. And I think that's part of the fun of studying history of all periods, not just the ancient world. It's a living, changing subject.

And it's quite possible, as we've seen at Fishbourne, that something else can come out of the ground that can completely change history. Knowledge as it stands and knowing full well that what you're writing about today will in due course be changed. And I think that's part of the fun of studying history of all periods, not just the ancient world. It's a living, changing subject.

And you can contribute to it in terms of the interpretations of things. And some things which are considered to be accepted wisdom can be challenged at some later date.

And you can contribute to it in terms of the interpretations of things. And some things which are considered to be accepted wisdom can be challenged at some later date.

And you can contribute to it in terms of the interpretations of things. And some things which are considered to be accepted wisdom can be challenged at some later date.

Well, the last time I was here was with the Ermine Street Guard. So I was actually a legionary in the first century. And we actually have a local member who lives not very far away from here. And it's always a joy to perform here. We had proper displays and that would have been quite a while ago.

Well, the last time I was here was with the Ermine Street Guard. So I was actually a legionary in the first century. And we actually have a local member who lives not very far away from here. And it's always a joy to perform here. We had proper displays and that would have been quite a while ago.

Well, the last time I was here was with the Ermine Street Guard. So I was actually a legionary in the first century. And we actually have a local member who lives not very far away from here. And it's always a joy to perform here. We had proper displays and that would have been quite a while ago.

The evidence, again, you have to draw from a number of different strands. It seems to be that the term cohortis praetoriae, the praetorian cohorts, was used quite early. So we're talking in 300s, 200s BC. And it seems to be that the general idea is that the consuls, who are the two chief magistrates of Roman society, are the people who will lead the legions to war.

The evidence, again, you have to draw from a number of different strands. It seems to be that the term cohortis praetoriae, the praetorian cohorts, was used quite early. So we're talking in 300s, 200s BC. And it seems to be that the general idea is that the consuls, who are the two chief magistrates of Roman society, are the people who will lead the legions to war.

The evidence, again, you have to draw from a number of different strands. It seems to be that the term cohortis praetoriae, the praetorian cohorts, was used quite early. So we're talking in 300s, 200s BC. And it seems to be that the general idea is that the consuls, who are the two chief magistrates of Roman society, are the people who will lead the legions to war.

So they have a personal bodyguard. And it seems very unstructured. It's almost a case of like they pick the best troops to defend this person, who theoretically is not a, shall we say, a Wellington controlling the troops from a hill at the Battle of Waterloo. No, these people are probably engaged in the fighting. So there's a real risk to the commander and his deputy.

So they have a personal bodyguard. And it seems very unstructured. It's almost a case of like they pick the best troops to defend this person, who theoretically is not a, shall we say, a Wellington controlling the troops from a hill at the Battle of Waterloo. No, these people are probably engaged in the fighting. So there's a real risk to the commander and his deputy.

So they have a personal bodyguard. And it seems very unstructured. It's almost a case of like they pick the best troops to defend this person, who theoretically is not a, shall we say, a Wellington controlling the troops from a hill at the Battle of Waterloo. No, these people are probably engaged in the fighting. So there's a real risk to the commander and his deputy.

So they are going to have some kind of advantage. hand-picked bodyguard. Beyond that, we really don't know much. We know that people, for example, like Scipio Africanus, who was in Hispania, I think it was Citerior, fighting where the Romans fought for 200 years before they finally conquered the entire Iberian Peninsula, had cohortes praetoriae with him.

So they are going to have some kind of advantage. hand-picked bodyguard. Beyond that, we really don't know much. We know that people, for example, like Scipio Africanus, who was in Hispania, I think it was Citerior, fighting where the Romans fought for 200 years before they finally conquered the entire Iberian Peninsula, had cohortes praetoriae with him.

So they are going to have some kind of advantage. hand-picked bodyguard. Beyond that, we really don't know much. We know that people, for example, like Scipio Africanus, who was in Hispania, I think it was Citerior, fighting where the Romans fought for 200 years before they finally conquered the entire Iberian Peninsula, had cohortes praetoriae with him.

And again, it's very difficult from the sources to work out what exactly what the ranks were and the number of men and the terms and conditions which they were employed. But the general sense is that these men were legionaries. They had no particular skill sets as such.

And again, it's very difficult from the sources to work out what exactly what the ranks were and the number of men and the terms and conditions which they were employed. But the general sense is that these men were legionaries. They had no particular skill sets as such.

And again, it's very difficult from the sources to work out what exactly what the ranks were and the number of men and the terms and conditions which they were employed. But the general sense is that these men were legionaries. They had no particular skill sets as such.