CONTENTS

 Plan of Castra Praetoria

 Introduction

1Evolution (44–31 BC)

2Foundation (31 BC–AD 14)

3Ambition (14–37)

4Making History (37–51)

5A Tale of Two Prefects (51–68)

6Civil War (69)

7To the Victor, the Spoils (69–98)

8Concordia Exercituum (98–180)

9The Age of Iron and Rust (180–235)

10Decline and Dissolution (235–312)

 Epilogue

 Appendix 1: Key Dates

 Appendix 2: Praetorian Pay and Organization

 Appendix 3: Praetorian Prefects

 Appendix 4: Glossary of Terms

 Notes

 Bibliography and References

 Index of Emperors

 General Index

 Illustration Credits