nguhistВестник Новосибирского государственного университета. Серия: История, филологияVestnik NSU. Series: History and Philology1818-7919Novosibirsk State University10.25205/1818-7919-2026-25-1-9-23nguhist-3015Research ArticleВСЕОБЩАЯ ИСТОРИЯWORLD HISTORYПреторианская гвардия и сенат: по разные стороны баррикад?The Praetorian Guard and the Senate: On Opposite Sides of the Barricades?https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0841-6938ГуськовЕ. А.GuskovE. A.

Евгений Александрович Гуськов, кандидат исторических наук, доцент

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WoS Researcher ID ABB-9152-2021

Москва

Самара

Evgeniy A. Guskov, Candidate of Sciences (History), Associate Professor

Scopus Author ID 57763842400

WoS Researcher ID ABB-9152-2021 

Moscow

Samara

megistos@yandex.ruМосковский городской педагогический университет; Самарский университетРоссияMoscow City University; Samara UniversityRussian Federation202608022026251923Copyright © Гуськов Е.А., 20262026Гуськов Е.А.Guskov E.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://nguhist.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/3015

Основное внимание уделено прежде не изучавшейся интеракции сенаторов с самыми приближенными к императору людьми – воинами его охраны, преторианской гвардии. В контексте политического развития империи преторианцы воспринимаются обычно как простые исполнители воли правителя, что в целом справедливо, но преимущественно на «большом масштабе». В то же время отношения в треугольнике «сенат – император – гвардия» были намного сложнее. Верхушка гвардии в ряде случаев вступала в различного рода отношения с представителями курии, в том числе и враждебные к императору, в то время как рядовой состав, формировавшийся из иной социальной среды, обычно не разделял политических амбиций своих начальников.

As is well known, the political system of the early Roman Empire is defined by the complex relationship between the emperor and the Senate. For both sides, it was a forced cooperation, which sometimes resulted in covert dynamics and, less frequently, open confrontations. Researchers have long studied (and continue to study) various aspects of this closest to the emperor – the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard. In the context of the political development of the empire, Praetorians are usually perceived as mere executors of the ruler’s will, a view that holds some truth, but mainly on a “large scale”. However, the dynamics within the triangle of “Senate – Emperor – Guard” are far more complicated. High-ranking members of the guard occasionally cultivated various types of relationships with senators, including those who opposed the emperor. In contrast, the lower ranks, drawn from diverse social backgrounds, often did not share the same political ambitions as their superiors. As a result, the Praetorian Guard has become a tangible factor in the relationship between the emperor and his primary political opponent, the Senate.

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