A history of the Roman equestrian order

A history of the Roman equestrian order / Caillan Davenport.

"This book is an institutional and social history of the equestrian order (ordo equester) in the Roman world. It charts the history of the equestrians (equites) in their various guises from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD. We begin with the mounted aristocracy of the Regal period...

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Main Author: Davenport, Caillan, 1981- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Equestrian order (Rome)
Social classes > Rome.
Elite (Social sciences) > Rome.
Rome > Social life and customs.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: charting the history of the equestrian order
  • Riding for Rome
  • Cicero's equestrian order
  • Questions of status
  • Pathways to the principate
  • An imperial order
  • Cursus and vita (I): officers
  • Cursus and vita (II): administrators
  • Ceremonies and consensus
  • Spectators and performers
  • Religion and the Res Publica
  • Governors and generals
  • The last Equites Romani
  • Conclusion: the more things change....

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