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...
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Roman cavalry (redirect from Equites legionis)
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...
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designation equites, and included equites Dalmatae, equites Mauri and equites scutarii. In total there is evidence for around 20 units of equites stablesiani...
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regimental designation equites, mostly originated as detachments of existing mounted units (alae, cohortes equitatae, equites legionis), which were separated...
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Equites cataphractarii, or simply cataphractarii, were the most heavily armoured type of Roman cavalry in the Imperial Roman army and Late Roman army...
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The equites singulares Augusti or equites singulares Imperatoris (lit: "personal cavalry of the emperor" i.e. imperial horseguards) were the cavalry arm...
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also equites equo publico; after legislation that came into effect that year, all senators were required to give up their public horses. Equites equo...
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comitatensis (chivalry): equites stablesiani Italiciani', 'equites scutarii seniores, equites stablesiani seniores', equites Marcomanni', equites sagittari clibanarii'...
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Order of the Band (redirect from Equites Bindae)
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...
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Knight of the Golden Spur (Holy Roman Empire) (redirect from Equites aurati)
the Golden Spur (Latin equites aurati Sancti Romani Imperii, literally "Golden Knights of the Holy Roman Empire"; short equites aurati or milites aurati...
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