id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-8837 Castra Praetoria - Wikipedia .html text/html 1951 317 69 The Castra Praetoria and ancient Rome Castra Praetoria were the ancient barracks (castra) of the Praetorian Guard of Imperial Rome. The barracks were erected just outside the city of Rome and surrounded by solid masonry walls, measuring a total of 440 by 380 metres (1,440 ft × 1,250 ft). The Castra Praetoria was the location of several important events in the history of Rome. The Castra Praetoria was destroyed by Constantine I, who also disbanded the Praetorian Guard upon his conquest of Italy while Maxentius ruled as the Western Roman Emperor in Italy.[3] Their last stand was at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312, and after Constantine's victory he officially disbanded the Praetorian Guard, sending them out to different corners of the empire. Jewish Museum of Rome Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome Museum of the Liberation of Rome Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Rome ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-8837.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-8837.txt