The insignia of a tribunus were a tunic with a broad or narrow stripe (accordingly as they were of senatorial or equestrian rank), and a gold ring.
He was a native of the Italian municipality of Reate and his family was only of equestrian rank.
Another famous member of the Scipionic circle was Gaius Lucilius, a Roman of equestrian rank, who originated the one specifically Roman contribution to literary types, the satire.
By a peace arranged in the next year northern Mesopotamia was ceded to Rome and was organized as a province under a governor of equestrian rank.
Under Augustus the praetorian guard comprised nine cohorts, each 1000 strong, under the command of two praetorian prefects of equestrian rank.
Palmyra competent for martial law and for the administration of justice; only that, since extended powers were given to the position of Odaenathus, this post as a subordinate office is filled by a man of equestrian rank.
We have already observed that neither non-burgesses nor senators might fill this position; it was sometimes committed to Alexandrians, if they had attained to burgess-rights, and by way of exception to equestrian rank.
By your threats to Hedulio you practically arrogate to yourself the right to exile a Roman of equestrian rank.
I have, all my life, at times meditated on my good fortune in being a Roman and a Roman of equestrian rank.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "equestrian rank" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
