Castra praetoria

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The Castra Praetoria were a fortified camp for the Praetorian Guard in Rome. Enter the name of the present-day district of Castro Pretorio.

History

The Castra Praetoria were on the proposal of Sejanus erected by the Roman Emperor Tiberius. This distributed by Augustus to multiple locations Praetorians were merged in one place. The Castra Praetoria were contrary to the Roman tradition a demilitarized capital. So you were originally just outside the city, but were included from the year 271 in the course of the Aurelian Wall.

Plant

The stock formed a rectangle of 440 × 380m. From the enclosing the north and east sides and parts of the south side are obtained. Proven buildings inside are a temple of Mars, a tribunal, scholastic et aedicula and the armamentarium. During excavations in connection with the building of the National Library in the years 1960 to 1966 Tiberian gates and more in the southeastern sector barracks were discovered. Since the subway construction from 1983 to 1985 three other structures are known. This includes a large space of 14.70 x 7.70 m.