Praetorian prefect

important position in ancient Rome

9 dated entries naming Praetorian prefect, drawn from 9 separate years between 21 BCE and 309 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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1st century BC

21 BCENaevius Sutorius Macro, Roman prefect and politician (d. AD 38)source

1st century

17Lucius Aelius Sejanus becomes Praetorian prefect.source
31October 18 – Lucius Aelius Sejanus, Roman prefect and advisor (b. 20 BC)source
35Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus, Roman prefect (approximate date)source
40Titus Petronius Secundus, Roman prefect (d. AD 97)source
97Titus Petronius Secundus, Roman prefect (b. AD 40)source

2nd century

180The Quadi are chased westwards, deeper into Germania. The Praetorian prefect, Tarutenius Paternus, achieves a decisive victory against the Germanic tribes.source

3rd century

228Domitius Ulpianus, a Roman jurist and prefect, is assassinated by the Praetorian Guard, in the presence of Emperor Severus Alexander. His curtailment of the privileges of the palace guard becomes Ulpianus' downfall, who in the course of a riot at Rome is murdered, between the soldiers and the mob.source

4th century

309Gaius Ceionius Rufius Volusianus, the Praetorian Prefect of Emperor Maxentius, defeats the usurper Domitius Alexander and purges Africa of his supporters.source