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I would suggest that a "praetorian chort" would be a unit of 300 men.

Possibly, during the Dark Period of the Middle Ages, it actually determined

unitls made up of men (monks) possibley from religious institutions.

Certainly our history is littered with references to fighting groups of 300, and even 600, witness the famous "300 Spartans" and the also famous "300 group of

homosexual lovers" that were killed by Phillip and Alexander of Macedon,

(as only two representations.)

In the case of the later, I would also suggest the possible connection of

the word "co-heart" to describe this unit.

The word "hort" as in the Latin word "hortus", could mean people who

were basically employed in working the "earth" or possibly even involved

in the raising of animals, etc. Which is certainly something that someone

involved as a monk at a monastery could be expected to do.

Perhaps some others out there can expand on my answer or even

dismiss it?

Regards,

Ronald L. Hughes (Long Beach)

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