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PRETORIJANSKA GARDA UTICAJ GARDE NA POLITIĈKI ŢIVOT STAROG RIMA
THE PRAETORIAN GUARD THE INFLUENCE OF THE GUARD ON THE POLITICAL
LIFE OF ANCIENT ROME
Autor: DAMJAN JUGOVIĆ SPAJIĆ, IV/2 Šesta beogradska gimnazija, Beograd
Mentor: dr STANOJE BOJANIN, Vizantološki institut, Beograd
APSTRAKT
Pretorijanska garda je osnovana tokom vladavine cara Avgusta, i njena primarna svrha je
bila staranje o liĉnoj bezbednosti cara. Tokom godina, pretorijanska garda je zadobila odreĊenu
politiĉku moć, i postala vaţan ĉinilac u društvenom ţivotu Rima. U ovom radu je dat pregled
dogaĊaja koji su pratili gardu od njenog nastanka do gašenja, sa naglaskom na analizu njenog
politiĉkog poloţaja. Zakljuĉio sam da je politiĉka uloga pretorijanske garde prevazišla njenu
osnovnu namenu – fiziĉkog obezbeĊivanja cara i rimskog naroda, što je dovelo do njenog
eventualnog kraha.
KLJUĈNE REĈI: Pretorijanska garda, Stari Rim, vojna istorija, Avgust, Tiberije, Konstantin.
ABSTRACT
The Praetorian Guard was founded during the reign of the emperor Augustus, and it‟s
primary task was to guard the emperor‟s life. Over the years, the Guard aquired certain political
power, and became an important factor in the social life of Rome.The goal of my work was the
revision of the events that followed from the Guard‟s founding to it‟s end, focusing on the analysis
of it‟s political position. I‟ve concluded that the political role of the Praetorian Guard had shadowed
it‟s primary use – the physical protection of the emperor and the people of Rome, which ended in
it‟s demise.
KEY WORDS: The Praetorian Guard, Ancient Rome, military history, Augustus, Tiberius,
Constantine.
