▁subs id ies ▁renew ed ▁and ▁compens ated ▁the ▁f idel ity ▁of ▁the ▁Pra et ori ans ▁following ▁each ▁failed ▁particular ▁attempted ▁plot ▁( such ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁Mess al ina ▁against ▁Claud ius ▁in ▁AD ▁ 4 8 ▁or ▁P iso ▁against ▁N ero ▁in ▁AD ▁ 6 5 ). ▁The ▁Pra et ori ans ▁received ▁substantial ly ▁higher ▁pay ▁than ▁other ▁Roman ▁soldiers ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁leg ions , ▁on ▁a ▁system ▁known ▁as ▁ses qui plex ▁st ip endum , ▁or ▁by ▁pay - and - a - half . ▁So ▁if ▁the ▁leg ion aries ▁received ▁ 2 5 0 ▁den ari i , ▁the ▁gu ards ▁received ▁ 3 7 5 ▁per ▁an num ▁( year ). ▁Dom it ian ▁and ▁Sept im ius ▁Sever us ▁increased ▁the ▁st ip endum ▁( payment ) ▁to ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁den ari i ▁per ▁year , ▁distributed ▁in ▁January , ▁May ▁and ▁September . ▁ ▁Fe ared ▁and ▁dread ed ▁by ▁the ▁population ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Roman ▁Senate , ▁the ▁Pra et ori ans ▁received ▁no ▁sympathy ▁from ▁the ▁Roman ▁people . ▁A ▁famous ▁poem ▁by ▁Ju ven al ▁rec alls ▁the ▁n ail ▁left ▁in ▁his ▁foot ▁by ▁the ▁sand al ▁of ▁a ▁Pra et or ian ▁r ushing ▁by ▁him . ▁" P ra et or ian " ▁has ▁a ▁pe jor ative ▁sense ▁in ▁French , ▁recall ing ▁the ▁often ▁trou bling ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁Pra et or ian ▁of ▁anti qu