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Definition of EQUITES

Equites
Equites Eq"ui*tes . pl [L., pl. of eques a horseman.] (Rom. Antiq.) An order of knights holding a middle place between the senate and the commonalty; members of the Roman equestrian order.

Meaning of EQUITES from wikipedia

- as cavalrymen. The presence of equites in the Roman cavalry diminished steadily in the period 200–88 BC as only equites could serve as the army's senior...
- Equites cataphractarii, or simply cataphractarii, were the most heavily armoured type of Roman cavalry in the Imperial Roman army and Late Roman army...
- designation equites, and included equites Dalmatae, equites Mauri and equites scutarii. In total there is evidence for around 20 units of equites stablesiani...
- implies, the equites were required to serve up to 10 years of service in the cavalry between the ages of 17 and 46. in the Polybian legion. Equites originally...
- regimental designation equites, mostly originated as detachments of existing mounted units (alae, cohortes equitatae, equites legionis), which were separated...
- The equites singulares Augusti or equites singulares Imperatoris (lit: "personal cavalry of the emperor" i.e. imperial horseguards) were the cavalry arm...
- returned to Rome from the Rhine, probably accompanied by the new unit of equites singulares Augusti. The Praetorian Guard had parti****ted in Trajan's two...
- also equites equo publico; after legislation that came into effect that year, all senators were required to give up their public horses. Equites equo...
- comitatensis (chivalry): equites stablesiani Italiciani', 'equites scutarii seniores, equites stablesiani seniores', equites Marcomanni', equites sagittari clibanarii'...
- The Order of the Band, Knights of the Band, or Equites Bindae, was a military order in Spain, instituted by Alfonso XI, King of Castile in 1332. It took...