Roman Citizenship

[Bryan]

During the Republican period, would the second son of a Roman of the Equestrian Order also be of the equestrian order, if the father was still alive and paterfamilia? Or was the father expected to provide land for his son(s) once they reached adulthood so they can form their own families? At what point was someone reported as independent from their family during a census? Same goes for voting centuries and tribes.

Thanks in advance!

[Michael J. Taylor]

A son in alienis iuris was considered to have the same "class" as his father for the purposes of taxation, voting and military service. However, since Roman inheritance was famously partitive, it was not inconceivable that two sons splitting a father's estate would drop down the ladder.