Praetorian is an adjective derived from the ancient Roman office of praetor. It may refer to:
Government and military Legatus (Praetorian legate), the title of a high military rank in the Roman Empire Praetorian Guard, a special force of skilled and celebrated troops serving as the personal guard of Roman Emperors Praetorian prefect, the title of a high office in the Roman Empire Praetorian DASS, the Defensive Aid Sub-System for the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft
Places Praetorian prefecture, the largest administrative division of the late Roman Empire, above the mid-level dioceses and the low-level provinces Praetorian prefecture of Africa, division of the Eastern Roman Empire established after the reconquest of northwestern Africa from the Vandals Praetorian prefecture of Gaul, included Gaul, Upper and Lower Germany, Roman Britain, Spain and Mauretania Tingitana in Africa Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum, included, in its greatest expanse, Pannonia, Noricum, Crete and most of the Balkan peninsula except Thrace Praetorian prefecture of Italy, included the Italian peninsula, the Western Balkans, the Danubian provinces and parts of North Africa Praetorian prefecture of the East, included the larger part of the Eastern Roman Empire
Arts, entertainment, and media Praetorians (album), a 2008 black metal album by Naer Mataron Praetorians (video game), a 2003 real-time strategy computer game The Praetorian, a newspaper at the University of California, Riverside Praetorian (novel), book by Simon Scarrow
Characters Praetorians are the primary antagonist group in The Net, 1995 film featuring Sandra Bullock Praetorian, a rank in the Mad Max franchise held by Jack and Furiosa amongst others Glyphid Praetorian, an acid-spitting creature in the cooperative first-person shooter video game Deep Rock Galactic
Buildings Praetorian Building, one of the first high-rise buildings to be constructed in Dallas, Texas Praetorian Palace, a 14th-century Venetian palace in the city of Koper, Slovenia
Other uses Pax Praetoriana, the relative stability of modern South Africa and its encouragement of democratic governments in other African states Praetorians Roma, an Italian rugby union team scheduled to begin play in the Magners League in 2010 Torsus Praetorian, a 4x4 off-road bus from Ukraine , steamship ocean liner for the Allan Line
See also
Propraetor Praetor