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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      21 December 2018
      10 January 2019
      ISBN:
      9781139506403
      9781107032538
      9781009376228
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139506403
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.62kg, 738 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (244 x 170 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.26kg, 744 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Ancient History, Classical Studies
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    In the Roman social hierarchy, the equestrian order stood second only to the senatorial aristocracy in status and prestige. Throughout more than a thousand years of Roman history, equestrians played prominent roles in the Roman government, army, and society as cavalrymen, officers, businessmen, tax collectors, jurors, administrators, and writers. This book offers the first comprehensive history of the equestrian order, covering the period from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD. It examines how Rome's cavalry became the equestrian order during the Republican period, before analysing how imperial rule transformed the role of equestrians in government. Using literary and documentary evidence, the book demonstrates the vital social function which the equestrian order filled in the Roman world, and how this was shaped by the transformation of the Roman state itself.

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    'What the author has produced is both a major work of a scholarship and a highly readable book. This reviewer found it difficult to put down. The book has much to offer anyone with an interest in Roman history, whether generalist or specialist.'

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    'Davenport has produced a very impressive work. Although intended primarily for the serious scholar of Roman institutions, those with an interest in Roman military history will find Davenport’s work of considerable value.'

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