Talk:Praetorian Guard
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Can anyone explain why the spelling Prætorian instead of Praetorian was accepted for this article? Latin recognizes no difference between "æ" (which is a ligature) & the letters "ae".
If no one can offer an explanation for this choice, I am tempted to move the article to Praetorian Guard -- which is the more natural English form, & the form which more article link. -- llywrch 18:25 May 4, 2003 (UTC)
- Agreed. Not only is it the more natural English form, it is also the more natural Latin form. -- Derek Ross 18:30 May 4, 2003 (UTC)
Done. -- llywrch 01:38 May 10, 2003 (UTC)
Later history of the Pratorian prefect
I think this article should be separated into a history of the guard and a history of the prefect. After Diocletian the Praetorian Prefect became a civil official and head of the administration.
- I am going to undo the redirect. The praetorian prefect started as head of the praetorian guard but quickly took on radically different functions. Constantine abolished the guard, Praetorian prefects were still being appointed as late as Heraclius 400 years later. For 2/3 of its history the office of preatorian prefect was separate from the command of the guard. At least half the prefects listed in the article were not commanders of the guard.Alan 02:06, 28 May 2005 (UTC)