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Tacitus: The Annals - Anonymous - 07-23-2002

Question: My translation of this fine work has brought up a few questions in the translation itself. References are made to "company commander" and "knight". While I can pretty much figure out that a company commander is probably the loose (very) translation for a centurion, what the heck is is "knight"?<br>
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Additional translation questions to come as I get further into the work. <p>Marcus Bruttius Romulus<BR>
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Legio III Augusta</p><i></i>


Re: Tacitus: The Annals - Guest - 07-23-2002

Salve,<br>
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Some more specific information on where the terms are occurring would be helpful.<br>
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The knight refers probably to an <i> eques</i> in the sense of an equestrian. Originally the <i> ordo equester</i> was the propertied class that supplied the legionary cavalry in the republican era, though later on its members served as officers rather than as gentleman rankers. In the late republican/early imperial period membership of the equestrian order was based on census rating of 400.000 <i> sestertii</i> (= 100.000 <i> denarii</i>). Members were distinguished by their boots, the thin purple stripes on their clothing and the right to wear a gold ring.<br>
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The original texts are available online so a comparison can be made when uncertain of the Latin terms employed.<br>
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Latin texts of Tacitus<br>
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Regards,<br>
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Sander van Dorst <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showLocalUserPublicProfile?login=sandervandorst>Sander van Dorst</A> at: 7/23/02 3:56:20 pm<br></i>


Re: Tacitus: The Annals - Anonymous - 07-23-2002

Thanks, Sander...you are correct...I located the passage I was curious about on the web page you referred me to and found that it indeed referrs to the equite in Latin. I am just trying to get things into perspective.<br>
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The passage I was referring to was Book I, passage 29.<br>
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Marcus Bruttius Romulus<BR>
Optio<BR>
Legio III Augusta</p><i></i>