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The 26 pages that link to Praetorian Guard, each with the reason it gives.

• Augustus (Roman emperor)Broader topic: Augustus organized this force to protect the emperor and maintain security in Italy.

• Crisis of the Third CenturyRelated: Its political interventions exemplify how armed institutions could influence imperial succession.

• Roman imperial successionRelated: Its support helped determine who could seize power in the capital.

• NeroRelated: Its prefect supported Nero’s accession and its loyalty mattered to his hold on power.

• PrincipateRelated: Its influence over succession made the emperor's security a matter of political power.

• Roman emperorRelated: Its proximity to the ruler made it a potential kingmaker as well as a bodyguard.

• Septimius SeverusRelated: Severus dismissed the guard that had killed Pertinax and replaced it with loyal troops.

• TiberiusRelated: Its prefect Sejanus became a powerful figure at court during Tiberius’s reign.

• ClaudiusRelated: Its members acclaimed Claudius emperor after Caligula’s assassination.

• Severan dynastyRelated: Severus disbanded the existing guard and reorganized it after taking power.

• Year of the Four EmperorsRelated: Its role in Galba's assassination showed how control of Rome's troops could decide succession.

• Nerva–Antonine dynastyRelated: Its power to support or overthrow emperors exposed the military stakes behind succession.

• CommodusRelated: Its prefects and officers were central to the court power struggles surrounding Commodus.

• Flavian dynastyRelated: Its political allegiance mattered in transitions among Flavian rulers.

• Roman military reformsBroader topic: A specialized force demonstrates how imperial rule produced distinct military institutions.

• CaligulaRelated: Its prefect supported Caligula’s accession after Tiberius died.

• Year of the Five EmperorsRelated: Severus later reorganized the Guard after its role in the crisis demonstrated its political danger.

• Claudius GothicusRelated: The Guard’s killing of Gallienus helped create the opening for Claudius’s accession.

• GallienusRelated: Its commanders and soldiers were central to the violent succession politics surrounding Gallienus.

• Julio-Claudian dynastyRelated: Its intervention helped make Claudius emperor after Caligula was killed.

• ElagabalusRelated: Its soldiers killed Elagabalus and his mother in 222.

• GalbaRelated: Its defection from Nero helped make Galba’s claim to power viable.

• Nerva (Roman emperor)Related: Its revolt against Nerva exposed the limits of Senate-backed authority.

• Maximinus ThraxCompared with: Unlike earlier emperors elevated through Rome’s court and guard, Maximinus rose with frontier troops.

• Severus AlexanderRelated: Its earlier mutinies shaped imperial security, though the troops who killed Alexander were campaigning legions.

• Barracks emperorCompared with: Unlike frontier legions, the Guard could shape access to power at the capital.