institution
Ordo equester
the equestrian order
also: equester ordo, the knights
The equites, the second order of the Roman elite below the senate, the propertied class from which officers, financiers, and procurators were drawn.
Pliny the Younger Entireinstitution
the equestrian order
also: equester ordo, the knights
The equites, the second order of the Roman elite below the senate, the propertied class from which officers, financiers, and procurators were drawn.