Look up: Praetorium

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   Praetorium
   (Latin) house in a Roman fort for a unit`s commander and his family.
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   praetorium
   [n] - the tent of an ancient Roman general
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   praetorium
   This area, situated at the geometric centre of the camp, was where the tent of the commander was pitched and the military standards grounded. The areas to left and right of the praetorium outwards up to the defences of the camp were occupied by the various military stores, hospitals, workshops and the like. In a temporary encampment in enemy territ...
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   Praetorium
   Commander's living quarters. HQ.
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   praetorium
   ¹ general's tent In the temporary marching camps described by Polybius and Hyginus the praetorium is the area reserved in the centre of the camp for the tents of the legionary commander, before which the legionary eagles were grounded along with the standards of each century. In the Polybian camp it was flanked on one side by the quaestorium and on the other by the forum, with the tribune's tents arranged in front of it along the via principalis. The Hyginian plan places the praetorium in the latera praetorii, with the auguratorium and the general's tribunal, flanked along one side by the centuriae of the first cohort. The praetorium in temporary marching camps therefore comprised both the living accommodation of the unit commander and the administrative headquarters of the unit. ² commander's house In the permanent camps the praetorium of the unit commander was displaced from the centre of the camp and located in the latera praetorii, adjacent to the administrative offices of the garrison which were retained at the centre of the fort in the prinicipia. Whether it was a legion of highly-trained citizen troops or a numerus of auxiliary foot soldiers, the commander of one of Rome's military units was a highly respected man, and a large area was set aside for his personal residence. The praetorium generally took up about a third of the area of the latera praetorii, or about ten percent of the entire space within the ramparts. This not only befitted his status in the military hierarchy, but was also required to accommodate his personal entourage of family members, friends, clients, advisors, lackeys and domestic slaves, and also in order to receive visitors. The praetorium was almost invariably based around a central courtyard, and is closely similar in layout to the traditional Roman domus. The building could contain the same luxury structural features as many of the wealthy town-houses, which included hypocaust heating systems, bath-suites, latrines, kitchens and stables. In some forts, for example Hod Hill, separate smaller praetoria have been identified, often in the praetentura, which may indicate a garrison comprised of several units.
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   praetorium
   pretorium noun the tent of an ancient Roman general
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   Praetorium
   `Praetorium` was originally the name of the headquarters of a Roman army. The `praetorium` was the commander's tent or building in a Roman fortification, a `castra` or `castellum`. Later, `praetorium` was used for the residence of a procurator (governor) of a Roman province. The term was also used for the emperor's headquarters. The word was derived from the Greek `praitórion`, meaning military headquarters. `Praetor` (`leader`) was originally...
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   Praetorium
   • (n.) See Pretorium.
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