@PugJesusM to A Comm for HistorymemesEnglish • 1 month agoPraetorians 🤢imagemessage-square4arrow-up135arrow-down12cross-posted to: roughromanmemes
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minus-square@AlexstarfirelinkEnglish7•1 month agoDid they at least look cool, or did we make that up too?
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish7•1 month agoMade that up too! Praetorians were known as the “Toga’d guard” (cohors togata) because they spent most of their time in togas - the Roman equivalent of formal wear, or a suit and tie.
Did they at least look cool, or did we make that up too?
Made that up too! Praetorians were known as the “Toga’d guard” (cohors togata) because they spent most of their time in togas - the Roman equivalent of formal wear, or a suit and tie.