12-14-2001, 01:52 PM
Uhoh, I've gone and got everything the wrong way round. very embarrasing. I should have said that the 5 tribunes were equites of more military experience, and the sixth tribune was there doing a short period of military service. He was ussually someone accepted as a candidate for the senate, hence his title, the tribunus laticlavus, literally broad stripe tribune. Senators wore wide purple/crimson stripes on their tunics, equites narrow ones.<br>
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it should also be remembred that infact they were all equites, they may come from a senatorial background but until election to the senate through a public magistracy was acheived they retained the rank of equites. <p></p><i></i>
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it should also be remembred that infact they were all equites, they may come from a senatorial background but until election to the senate through a public magistracy was acheived they retained the rank of equites. <p></p><i></i>
In the name of heaven Catiline, how long do you propose to exploit our patience..
