The Roman Empire now stretched across Europe ... With the army, Trajan was fair but strict, ordering the execution of the Praetorian Guard who had defied Nerva. With the Christians, he ignored ...

Still spending, but now short of cash, he began blackmailing leading Roman families and confiscating ... including members of his Praetorian Guard. To prevent reprisals, they also killed his ...

If there was ever a risk to the Emperor, his special protectors, the Praetorian Guard, would be called in. The Roman God of Justice was called Justitia and she holds the scales of justice.