2007-11-13 19:31:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The Romans had an imperial guard - the Praetorian Guard.
Latin for them was: Praetoriani.
The term Old Guard came from Napoleon. He had his own Imperial Guard, divided into Old Guard, Middle Guard, and Young Guard. The Old Guard was called 'Vielle Garde', and this may be better than a Latin translation.
If a Roman emperor had used the same approach, he probably would have called the senior troops in the Old Guard equivalent: Praesidium Senex, or Praesidium Veteranum.
2007-11-14 10:22:13 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Praesidium antiquum" or "Praesidium vetum" both give the nearest in thought. The first phrase means one of long ago now vanished and the second is for one that is still around.
link is to a useful little programme if you often have to write latin tags.
2007-11-13 19:59:32 · answer #2 · answered by morwood_leyland 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Vetus Presidium is my best guess, but it has been years since I've been to school.
I suggest you try one of the online translators
2007-11-13 19:54:16 · answer #3 · answered by Superspark 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋