09-21-2007, 06:21 PM
Equestrians could be appointed directly to the centurionate. Whether these centuriones actually occupies combat roles or simply administrative roles we do not know.
However, it seems likely that most equestrans aspiring to a military rank would have entered the army as tribunes, which would give them the necessary military experience to then embark on a career in politics.
Centuriones who had come up through the ranks could, if they were very successful, eventually achieve the rank of primus pilus, where they would be paid enough money that they would probably have satisfied the financial criteria for entering the equites class.
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However, it seems likely that most equestrans aspiring to a military rank would have entered the army as tribunes, which would give them the necessary military experience to then embark on a career in politics.
Centuriones who had come up through the ranks could, if they were very successful, eventually achieve the rank of primus pilus, where they would be paid enough money that they would probably have satisfied the financial criteria for entering the equites class.
Crispvs
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