Praefectus Praetorio and Praetorian Prefecture (Gk. ἔπαρχος/ὕπαρχος τῆς αὐλῆς)
Head of the most important civil administrative office in the later Roman Empire.Since Augustus, the traditionally equestrian Praefectus Praetorio (the office was collegial) had overseen the imperial military headquarters, including the ... ...
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