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Equites, the
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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.