Praetorians

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" ... Constantine, who abolished the Praetorian Guard, replacing it with a smaller, more controllable personal bodyguard (the Scholae) of about 4,000 men." - yes, ironically, around the size of the time of Augustus-Claudius ... the inflation of the guard started under Vespasian and reached the climax under Severus. :-)

April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive

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"The Buddha of Suburbia (novel" listed at Redirects for discussion

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  An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect The Buddha of Suburbia (novel and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 October 27#The Buddha of Suburbia (novel until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 19:16, 27 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Diocletian Featured article review

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