1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
EQUITES (" horsemen " or " knights," from equus, " horse "), in Roman history, originally a division of the army, but subsequently a distinct political order, which under the empire resumed its military character. According to the traditional account, Romulus instituted a cavalry corps, consisting of three centuriae (" hundreds "), called after the three tribes from which they were taken (Ramnes, Titles, Luceres), divided into ten turmae (" squadrons ") of thirty men each. The collective name for the corps was cele…
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