Praetorium

The Latin term praetorium originally identified the tent of a general within a Roman castrum, and derived from the title praetor, which identified a Roman magistrate.
Wikipedia
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  • Historic building
  • …is also known as “General’s tent”
  • …dates from 81
  • …stands 10 metres (33 feet) tall
  • …has 2 floors
  • Description: primarily the commander’s residence in Roman imperial military bases but also by extension an emperor or governor’s non-urban residence; compare with principia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lambaesis and Lambaesis amphitheatre.

Archaeological site
, Lambaisis or Lambaesa, is a Roman…

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 470 metres east of Praetorium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ouyoun El Assafir.

Village
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is a town in the , in north-eastern . is situated 9 km northeast of Praetorium.

Praetorium

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Latitude
35.49026° or 35° 29′ 25″ north
Longitude
6.25478° or 6° 15′ 17″ east
Open location code
8F78F7R3+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1186845100
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q1309666

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Praetorium” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Pretorio”
  • Breton: “Pretordi”
  • Catalan: “Praetorium”
  • Catalan: “pretori”
  • Catalan: “Pretori”
  • Chinese: “前導大權”
  • Chinese: “总督宫（君士坦丁堡）”
  • Dutch: “praetorium”
  • Dutch: “Praetorium”
  • Dutch: “pretorium”
  • Dutch: “proetorium”
  • Dutch: “prœtorium”
  • Esperanto: “pretorejo”
  • Esperanto: “Pretorejo”
  • Estonian: “Pretoorium”
  • French: “Praetorium”
  • French: “Pretoire”
  • French: “prétoire”
  • French: “Prétoire”
  • German: “Praetorium”
  • German: “Praitorion”
  • German: “Prätorium”
  • Greek: “Πραιτώριο”
  • Hebrew: “פרטוריום”
  • Hungarian: “praetorium”
  • Hungarian: “Praetorium”
  • Italian: “Praetorium”
  • Italian: “pretorio”
  • Japanese: “プラエトリウム”
  • Latin: “praetorium”
  • Lithuanian: “Pretoriumas”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “mæþelærn”
  • Persian: “پراتوریوم”
  • Polish: “Pretorium”
  • Portuguese: “Praetorium”
  • Portuguese: “pretório”
  • Portuguese: “Pretório”
  • Romanian: “pretoriu”
  • Russian: “Преторий”
  • Russian: “Преториум”
  • Serbian: “Преториум”
  • Slovenian: “pretorij”
  • Slovenian: “Pretorij”
  • Spanish: “Praetorium”
  • Spanish: “pretorio”
  • Spanish: “Pretorio”
  • Tagalog: “Praetorium”
  • Turkish: “praetorium”
  • Turkish: “Praetorium”
  • Ukrainian: “Преторій”
  • Ukrainian: “Протерій”

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