ained ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Guard ▁following ▁year ▁ 2 ▁BC ▁were ▁equ ites ▁with ▁an ▁elev ated ▁senior ity , ▁class ifying ▁right ▁behind ▁the ▁pre fect ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁Starting ▁from ▁V esp as ian , ▁whose ▁son , ▁Tit us ▁was ▁himself ▁a ▁Pra et or ian ▁pre fect , ▁they ▁were ▁ranked ▁first . ▁ ▁Equ ip ment ▁and ▁trad itions ▁ ▁The ▁Pra et or ian ▁Guard , ▁like ▁all ▁leg ion na ires , ▁dis posed ▁of ▁various ▁equipment ▁to ▁execute ▁different ▁miss ions . ▁More ▁particularly ▁as ▁body guard , ▁esc ort ▁or ▁reserve ▁military ▁force , ▁they ▁hous ed ▁adapt able ▁equipment ▁for ▁each ▁function . ▁ ▁For ▁heavy ▁pack ed ▁combat ▁inf antry ▁lines ▁( Tri plex ▁A cies ▁System ), ▁they ▁mounted ▁hel m ets , ▁arm or ▁( L or ica ▁segment ata , ▁Lor ica ▁ham ata , ▁Lor ica ▁squ am ata ▁spe cially ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁centuries ), ▁heavy ▁color ful ▁shield s ▁( sc uta ), ▁heavy ▁j avel ins ▁( p ila ), ▁and ▁later ▁even ▁long ▁spe ars ▁and ▁l ighter ▁j avel ins ▁( h ast as , ▁lance a ). ▁ ▁Pra et or ian ▁Guard ▁hel m ets ▁included ▁tall ▁G ale a ▁with ▁elaborate ▁detail ▁worked ▁into ▁the ▁metal . ▁Sh ield s ▁were ▁o void ▁and ▁more ▁robust ▁compared ▁with ▁the ▁regular ▁rect angular ▁shape ▁sometimes ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁leg ions . ▁Each ▁leg ion