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Equites, the

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A celebrated equestrian order in ancient Rome, supposed to have been instituted by Romulus; at first purely military, it was at length invested with the judicial functions of the Senate, and the power of farming out the public revenues; gradually lost these privileges and became defunct.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Equites, the'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​e/equites-the.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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