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<p>The <i>equites</i> constituted the second of the <a href="/facts/Social_class_in_ancient_Rome/QHFoqcMy">property/social-based classes</a> of <a href="/facts/Ancient_Rome/cGqIuxPd">ancient Rome</a>, ranking below the <a href="/facts/Roman_Senate/NXK83zU9">senatorial class</a>. A member of the equestrian order was known as an <i>eques</i> (Latin: [ˈɛ.kʷɛs]). </p>