The cohortes urbanae (Latin meaning urban cohorts) of ancient Rome were created by Augustus to counterbalance the enormous power of the Praetorian Guard...

"Cohort", a disc golf putter by Infinite Discs Cohortes urbanae, the riot police of Ancient Rome, also pressed into use as a military unit Cohortes vigilum...

oversaw not only the Praetorian Cohorts but also the rest of the garrison of Rome, including the Cohortes urbanae ("urban cohorts") and the equites singulares...

armed forces were forbidden). Cohortes urbanae, "urban cohort": Law enforcement officers patrolling in the capital. Cohortes vigilum, "watchmen": Law enforcement...

inscriptions dating c. AD 200. This market was near the barracks of the cohortes urbanae in the northern part of the Campus Martius, probably close to the present...

by Elijah Alexander, Atticus Aemilius Pulcher is one of the Roman cohortes urbanae sent from Rome to investigate the Zealots. Portrayed by David Amito...

the troops in Italy except the corps commanded by the city praefect (cohortes urbanae). The special position of the praetorians made them a power in their...

Vigiles ("cohorts of the watchmen"). The cohortes vigilum, run by freedmen, were tasked with guarding Rome at night while the cohortes urbanae were tasked...

more properly the Vigiles Urbani ("watchmen of the City") or Cohortes Vigilum ("cohorts of the watchmen") were the firefighters and police of ancient...

city's garrison. The entire combined strength of the Praetorian Guard, cohortes urbanae, and vigiles of Rome was only about 25,000 men – far too few to defend...