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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 February 2009
There has always, apparently, been a strangely persistent belief among scholars in the existence of Knights of Senatorial rank, and though the definition of these has varied from time to time, their existence seems to be universally accepted.
The first form of this idea is to be found in the view that the phrase ‘equitesillustres’ used by Tacitus refers to Knights possessing Senatorial rank. In a recent article the writer has dealt with this question, and tried to show how Mommsen definitely disposed of this theory. But in spite of his masterly refutation of it, it has found acceptance among more recent scholars, such as Furneaux, Pelham, Cagnat, and others.
page 33 note 1 C.Q., April, 1928.
page 33 note 2 Notes on Tac Ann. XVI. 17, and XIII. 25.
page 33 note 3 In daremberg et Saglio, s.v. Equites.
page 33 note 4 Staats, III.1 563; French Tr. VI. 2 p. 173.
page 33 note 5 Tac. Hist. I. 4; Suet. Aug. 100 al.
page 33 note 6 Vell. Pat. II. 127. 3; Plin, Ep. 1. 14. 5; Suet.
page 33 note 7 Loc. cit.
page 33 note 8 Verjass. und Verwalt. I., p. 170.
page 33 note 9 I., p. 271, fourth edition, 1873. (But this was apparently altered in later editions. See, e.g., Eng. Trans.)
page 33 note 10 E.g. Spooner on Tac. Hist. I. 4. ‘Primores equitum’; Marqardt, Hist. Eq. Rom., Bk. III., chap.4.
page 33 note 11 Tac. Ann. III, 30.
page 33 note 12 Der römissche Ritterstand, p. 102.
page 33 note 13 Chap. IV.
page 34 note 1 P. 248. And see also the same idea in Stein's discussion of rufrius Crispinus on p. 102.
page 34 note 2 See a full discussion in Mommsen, Staats, I., pp. 445 sq.
page 34 note 3 suet, . Claud. 24Google Scholar;
page 34 note 4 Tac. Hist. IV. 4 and 68.
page 34 note 5 Pliny, Epp. VIII. 6.
page 34 note 6 Suet. Claud. 5.
page 34 note 7 Spartian, Hadrian, 8.
page 34 note 8 Suet. Tib. 65 al.
page 34 note 9 Dio Cass. LX. 23 (Laco and Pollio); Plut. Galba. 2 and 8 (Sabinus): Dio LVIII. 9 al. (Macro)
page 35 note 1 1Staats. III.1, loc. cit.
page 35 note 2 In Pauly-Wissowa, s.u. Equites.
page 35 note 3 Ann. XVI. 17. 3.
page 35 note 4 Cp. Ann. XIII. 31. I; Hist. I. 66, 77; Agric. 9; Dial. 9 al.
page 36 note 1 This is, of course, the commonest meaning of the word in Tacitus.