people
the Praenestines
Praenestines
also: Praenestini
Men of Praeneste in Latium, the larger part of the heroic Casilinum garrison; rewarded by Rome with double pay and exemption, which they took in preference to citizenship.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 23 §17 five hundred Praenestines
Men of Praeneste in Latium, the larger part of the heroic Casilinum garrison; rewarded by Rome with double pay and exemption, which they took in preference to citizenship.
- The History of Rome, Book 42 §1 the people of Praeneste
Inhabitants of Praeneste, an allied Latin town near Rome whose failure to honor the consul provoked his anger.