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How to use equites in a sentence

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He was born at Reate, in the Sabine hills, the son of a member of the equites.
Japanese equites are Underweight because domestic demand remains lacklustre, with only the export and industrial sectors being attractive.
Saturninus and Glaucia might secure him the continuing favour of the plebs and perhaps the equites, though they might also steal it for themselves.
By ad 5 destinatio seems to have been the practice that is, a special panel of senators and equites selected the praetors and consuls, and the comitia centuriata automatically ratified their choice.
He struck the names of many senators and equites who no longer met qualifications, but showed respect by allowing them to resign in advance.
At Augustus' death, the equites, or knights, chose Claudius to head their delegation.
The centurions were up before them and off to the principia where they and the equites were required to assemble.
The execution of many senators and equites, the insolence and venality of his freedmen, the excessive influence of his wives, and even his bodily infirmities combined to make him unpopular.
Examples from Classical Literature
The equites at Rome had an interest in acquitting a man who favoured their order.
Gracchus belonged to the class of equites, and as such he had a Public horse.
The senate offended the equites by proposing it, and yet did not carry the law.
Back to back with the equites extraordinarii are the infantry of the same, facing the agger at the rear of the whole camp.
From the equites, too, were taken the tax-gatherers of the provinces.
The control of the courts was transferred from the equites to the Senate.
This order seemeth to answer in part to that equites aurati.
But the equites were not a safe body to intrust with this power.
Galbas guard, of the equites, had gold rings as a distinguishing badge.
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