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Watchmen were groups of men, usually authorised by a state, government, or society, to deter criminal activity and provide law enforcement. Watchmen have existed in various guises throughout the world and were generally succeeded by the emergence of formally organised policing. ==Early origins== An early reference to a watch can be found in the Bible where the Prophet Ezekiel states that it was the duty of the watch to blow the horn and sound the alarm. (Ezekiel 33:1-6) The existence of watchmen has also been found in the Ottoman, Greek and Egyptian Empires. The Roman Empire turned the role of a watchman into a profession by creating two organizations: * the Praetorian Guard thus establishing a rank and file system with a Captain of the Guard. * Vigiles, literally the watch. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Watchman (law enforcement)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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