Roman equestrian order
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The Roman equestrian order was a prestigious social and political class of wealthy citizens in ancient Rome, ranking below the senatorial elite and often serving as key administrators, financiers, and cavalry officers of the state.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elite group
ⓘ
estate of the realm ⓘ political class ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
equites
ⓘ
ordo equester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinedIn | late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
Roman censors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadPrivilege |
access to certain magistracies
ⓘ
reserved seating at games ⓘ social prestige ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterRole |
administration
ⓘ
finance ⓘ imperial bureaucracy ⓘ provincial governance ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Roman citizen ⓘ |
| membershipCriterion |
census rating
ⓘ
freeborn status ⓘ moral respectability ⓘ property qualification ⓘ |
| originatedAs | Roman cavalry class ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman social hierarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Roman administration
ⓘ
Roman economy ⓘ Roman military NERFINISHED ⓘ imperial governance ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy |
above ordinary Roman citizens
ⓘ
below Roman senatorial order ⓘ |
| propertyRequirement |
higher than ordinary citizens
ⓘ
lower than senatorial class ⓘ minimum wealth threshold ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Roman patricians
ⓘ
Roman plebeians NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman senatorial order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol |
equus publicus
ⓘ
gold ring ⓘ narrow purple stripe tunic ⓘ |
| traditionalRole |
cavalry service
ⓘ
military service ⓘ |
| typicalOccupation |
financial management
ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ military command ⓘ public contracting ⓘ tax farming ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.