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A History of the Roman Equestrian Order 4 Contents 8 List of Figures 12 List of Tables 16 Acknowledgements 17 A Note on Translations 20 List of Abbreviations 21 Introduction: Charting the History of the Equestrian Order 28 Aims and Rationale 28 The Equestrian Order in Historical Context 31 Monarchy and Aristocracy 32 The Res Publica 35 The Monarchical Res Publica 42 Military and Civilian Identities 46 Monarchy and Aristocracy (Reprise) 48 A New Equestrian Order 50 Structure of the Book 51 Part I: The Republic 54 1 Riding for Rome 56 Introduction: Uncle Pliny’s History 56 Aristocrats on Horseback 57 The Equestrian Census 61 The Composition and Cohesion of the Equites 65 Political Conflict and Status Differentiation 69 (i) Trade and Taxes 70 (ii) Status Symbols 74 The Decline of Cavalry Service 77 Two Tribunes, Two Laws 85 Conclusion: From Warriors to Jurors 94 2 Cicero’s Equestrian Order 97 Introduction: The Trial of C. Verres 97 Equites and the Criminal Courts 102 The Power of the Publicani 111 The Good Governor 120 Otium and Officium 123 Conclusion: An Elusive Order 130 Addendum: The Tribuni Aerarii 133 3 Questions of Status 136 Introduction: A Statue for L. Antonius 136 Status Sy

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Author

Caillan Davenport

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781107032538

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Science, Military History